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Thread on how to help women in prison in the U.S.
"Women make up seven percent of the 2.4 million total inmate population within the state and federal prison system -- that's nearly 170,000 women inmates."
https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/reality-women%E2%80%99s-prisons
"Women make up seven percent of the 2.4 million total inmate population within the state and federal prison system -- that's nearly 170,000 women inmates."
https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/reality-women%E2%80%99s-prisons
The National Black Womenâs Justice Institute (NBWJI) aims to eliminate racial and gender disparities in the U.S. criminal legal system that are responsible for its disproportionate impact on Black women and girls.
You can support them here: https://www.nbwji.org/
You can support them here: https://www.nbwji.org/
A New Way of Life Reentry Project provides housing and support for formerly incarcerated women for successful community reentry, family reunification, and individual healing.
Support their cause
https://anewwayoflife.org/
Support their cause
https://anewwayoflife.org/
Angel Tree, a program of Prison Fellowship, serves incarcerated parents by providing a pathway for restoring their relationships with their children and families. Consider donating a gift to a separated child on behalf of their incarcerated mother: https://www.prisonfellowship.org/about/angel-tree/
Women's Prison Association (serves NY only) provides transitional planning and education in NY women's prisons, as well as HIV counseling and testing.
Support them here: https://www.wpaonline.org/
Support them here: https://www.wpaonline.org/
Aid to Inmate Mothers provides services to Alabamaâs incarcerated women with emphasis on enhancing personal growth and strengthening the bonds between inmate mothers and their children. https://inmatemoms.org/
Hour Children is a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State. Focused on women and their children, support families during a motherâs incarceration and help families get back on their feet upon release. https://www.hourchildren.org/
Keeping the FaithâThe Prison Project serves women in Washington State Prisons through dance, expository writing, visual art and performance. A donation of $100 can sponsor one person to participate.
http://www.patgraney.org/education/keeping-the-faith
http://www.patgraney.org/education/keeping-the-faith
The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women (NCDBW) is a resource and advocacy center for victims of battering charged with crimes related to their experiences of battering. https://www.ncdbw.org/
Women Behind Bars - Prison Pen Pals, become âA Ray of Hopeâ for female inmates. I'm thinking about doing this one myself as well. https://womenbehindbars.com/
Leap runs a one-of-a-kind prison re-entry program for women combining essential employability and life skills, entrepreneurship, self-love, and mentorship.
https://leapforladies.org/
https://leapforladies.org/
