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Aids
By 1990, the amount of women being found to have AIDS was increasing 2.5 times faster than the cases found in men.

Mental Aspect
In many states, there is only one prison specifically for women, which is isolated and away from civilization. Thus, resulting in a harder time for family members to visit them. (Severance, Theresa A. You Know Who You Can Go To: Cooperation and Exchange Between Incarcerated Women." The Prison Journal (2005): 343-364. )

Mental health is put at a big risk especially if the incarcerated woman is a mother. The separation of a mother and child can cause much guilt and possibly depression for leaving their children behind. (Sandifer, Jacquelyn L. "Evaluating the Efficacy of a Parenting Program for Incarcerated Mothers." The Prison Journal (2008): 423-442. )

Since there are the growth in incarceration has had its greatest impact on minorities, particularly African Americans. Women are most likely to face different forms of discrimination, including sexual harassment or abuse. Women who do not fit the “norm” such as lesbians face an even greater risk of torture and abuse. By not providing adequate reproductive health care, lack of treatment for substance abuse, and lack of adequate or appropriate mental health service, many women in prison obtain a mental and physical illness.

Reality Sets In
Once first incarcerated, it is normal for women to feel a lack of trust with many inmates, however, relationships created within the prison grounds are needed for women to find the support they need. (Severance, Theresa A. You Know Who You Can Go To: Cooperation and Exchange Between Incarcerated Women." The Prison Journal (2005): 343-364. )

Women are brought into the prison and stripped of their personal belongings and given a new wardrobe, which all inmates have the same of. No one is unique in prison, everyone dresses the same; thus, taking away from the self-orientation that the inmates had while they were a part of society. (Moyer, Imogene L. "Deceptions and Realities of Life in Women's Prisons ." The Prison Journal (1984): 45-55. )

Treatment in Prison
Many women prisoners are likely targets for sexual abuse. Perceived or actual sexual orientation is one of four categories that make a female prisoner a more likely target for sexual abuse. Furthermore, sexual identity may subject a woman to further abuse or torture by a guard. A woman named Robin Lucas was placed in a men’s prison where male guards allowed male inmates to rape her. The male guards taunted her about her same sex relationship, saying to her “maybe we can change your mind.” This action shows women who are lesbian; their criminal defense becomes more challenging being in prison.

There are 148,200 women instate and federal prisons. In federal women’s correctional facilities, about 70% of the guards are male. Records show that correctional officers have subjected female inmates to rape, other sexual assault, sexual extortion, and groping during body searches. Male correctional officers watch women undressing in the shower or the toilet.

Needs of Women in Prison
Very few women’s prisons off parenting programs that combines the teaching of parenting skills along with the interacting of mother and child. (Sandifer, Jacquelyn L. "Evaluating the Efficacy of a Parenting Program for Incarcerated Mothers." The Prison Journal (2008): 423-442. )

Many women in prison were unemployed prior to being incarcerated. The need for job skills is very high. Therefore, education within prison to teach these women skills for basic jobs is greatly needed. (Morris, Allison and Chris Wilkinson. "Responding to Female Prisoners' Needs ." The Prison Journal (1995): 295-305. )

Another need is for the sentence given to a woman is set specifically for the reasons she is incarcerated. The appropriate time should be taken into consideration for how long it will possibly take for her to recover and become educated about whatever issue it was she was in for with hopes that she will be able to turn her life around. (Morris, Allison and Chris Wilkinson. "Responding to Female Prisoners' Needs ." The Prison Journal (1995): 295-305. )

There is too few staff to meet physical and mental health needs. This often results in long delays in obtaining medical attention; disrupted and poor quality treatment causing physical deterioration of prisoners with chronic and degenerative diseases such as cancer, overmedication of prisoners with psychotropic drugs and lack of mental health treatment.

Shackling during Pregnancy
All prisoners must shackle, including pregnant prisoners is the policy in federal prisons. They have to shackle in all the time, even during labor and delivery. Shackling during labor my cause complications during delivery such as hemorrhage or decreased fetal heart rate. The policy of shackling all prisoners including pregnant women really harm many women in a way that when they are in delivery, their babies can be born with permanent brain damage due to delay in delivery.