"The unique challenges faced by women moving through our criminal justice system all too often go unseen and unheard," Lynch stated.
The formation of the Women's Justice Commission is in response to troubling trends: women account for over a quarter of adult arrests, are increasingly victims of violent crime, and face rising incarceration rates.
The commission released reports showing an increase in women's arrests for violent and drug-related crimes and highlighting that many incarcerated women are primary caretakers of minor children.
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