The Mental Health Crisis Facing Women in Prison [TheMarshallProject.org]
More than two-thirds of incarcerated women in America reported having a history of mental health problems — a far higher percentage than their male counterparts, according to a study released Thursday by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Although the prevalence of mental health disorders among people in prisons and jails is a well-known problem, the dramatic gender disparity exposed in the new report has been less discussed. [For more of this story, written by Manuel Villa, go to ...