A brand new bipartisan invoice was launched within the Home on Thursday to deal with well being and wellness wants of incarcerated girls, Cassie Semyon reports for Spectrum Information. The Girls in Legal Justice Reform Act, launched by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C) goals to offer trauma-informed care and gender-responsive motion, eradicate discriminatory sentencing practices, and enhance different supportive companies for girls disproportionately impacted by the prison justice system. The invoice seeks to create a extra humanitarian strategy for feminine inmates and prioritize household reunification, amongst different issues. The variety of girls incarcerated in America rose over 525% within the final 4 a long time, from 26,326 in 1980 to 168,449 in 2021, based on The Sentencing Venture. The invoice has already gained assist from numerous organizations and advocacy teams.
“Incarcerated girls expertise harsher sentencing, poorer amenities, and vital discrimination in our prison justice system. Our jail system was not designed with girls in thoughts, so the system lacks gender-responsive requirements and insurance policies. This makes it that a lot tougher for incarcerated girls to have their distinctive wants met,” Kamlager-Dove stated when introducing the invoice.
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