"More than 733,000 women and girls are held in penal institutions globally, according to the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, either as pre-trial detainees or remand prisoners, or having been convicted and sentenced. The actual total is thought to be much higher, as figures for five countries are not available and those for China are incomplete. Women are"
"However, their numbers are growing and at a faster rate than those of men. Since 2000, the number of women and girls in prison has grown by almost 60% nearly three times the increase in the male prison population of about 22%. The global female prison population increased by more than 100,000 in the 10 years to the end of 2020."
More than 733,000 women and girls are held in penal institutions globally as pre-trial detainees, remand prisoners, or convicted and sentenced. Reported figures omit five countries and have incomplete data for China, so the actual total is higher. Women made up 6.8% of the global prison population in 2024 but have experienced substantially faster growth than men since 2000. The female prison population rose by almost 60% since 2000 and increased by over 100,000 in the decade to 2020. Regional rises include 114% in Asia and 186% in the Americas excluding the United States. Offences by women are often linked to poverty and survival, and laws that criminalise acts of survival disproportionately affect women who are over-represented among the poorest sectors.
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