Prison Reform
1800s
Prisons
Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, establish a more effective penal system, or implement alternatives to incarceration.
Facts
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2. There are 2,500 children in prison.3. Women given life sentences spend on average two years longer in jail than male lifers despite evidence that they are less likely to re-offend.
4. There are more than 70,000 men in prison
5. The majority of women are in prison for very short sentences – under six months