I thought I was having reading problems when I first came across the headline:
We should stop putting women in jail. For anything.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteveryt...-anything/
Author suggests closing down all women's prisons. Because as she puts it: "The argument is actually quite straightforward: There are far fewer women in prison than men to start with — women make up just 7 percent of the prison population. This means that these women are disproportionately affected by a system designed for men."
We should stop putting women in jail. For anything.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteveryt...-anything/
Author suggests closing down all women's prisons. Because as she puts it: "The argument is actually quite straightforward: There are far fewer women in prison than men to start with — women make up just 7 percent of the prison population. This means that these women are disproportionately affected by a system designed for men."