Spike in number of female prisoners at Alaska prisons
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The increase in the
number of women prisoners in Alaska more than tripled that of male inmate growth
between 2004 and 2013, according to a study by University of Alaska Anchorage researchers.
The statistics released Monday show that the female inmate population grew by about 87 percent over the
10-year period, while the number of male inmates grew by about 24 percent. The study also found that close to a
quarter of all admissions to Alaska Department of Corrections facilities were women, reported The Alaska Dispatch News.
Overall, the state’s incarceration rate remaine...
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