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Women In Prison In Argentina: Causes, Conditions, And Consequences, Cornell Law School. Avon Global Center For Women And Justice, DefensoríA General De La NacióN (Argentina), University Of Chicago. Law School. International Human Rights Clinic
Women In Prison In Argentina: Causes, Conditions, And Consequences, Cornell Law School. Avon Global Center For Women And Justice, DefensoríA General De La NacióN (Argentina), University Of Chicago. Law School. International Human Rights Clinic
Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and Dorothea S. Clarke Program in Feminist Jurisprudence
In recent years, the number of women in prison has increased throughout the world, including in Argentina. In Argentina’s federal prisons, the population of female prisoners has expanded nearly 200% in the past two decades, a much higher rate than the increase in the number of incarcerated men. It is important to understand why these numbers have increased so significantly and to recognize the gender-specific needs and challenges of women prisoners.
This report offers a valuable contribution towards our understanding of the causes, conditions, and consequences of women’s imprisonment in Argentina. It is based on extensive research, including desk research, …