User:Barbara (WVS)/women's prisons

Women's prisons are those buildings, facilities and campuses in/on which women detained for criminal convictions, political activities, and other 'crimes' that are defined by the culture and laws supporting these places.

"The U.S. makes up just 5 percent of the global population, yet nearly one-third of all the female prisoners in the entire world are here in America."

"There are more than 200,000 women and girls incarcerated nationwide, a number that has increased by more than 700 percent since 1980. Men still make up the vast majority of inmates, but women in prison face unique challenges. Most are mothers."

Women's prisons are staffed with predominately male guards.

Israel
Israel has one women's prison called Neve Tirza located in Ramla. One observer characterized the cells as overcrowded and claustrophobic. Christian s, Jew s and Muslim s are housed in cells together as are experienced convicts and first-time offenders. It opened in 1968.