More than 700,000 women and girls are being held in prisons around the world, a report suggests.<\/p>\n
The number has risen 50% since 2000, outstripping the growth among men, the study from the London-based Institute for Criminal Policy Research said.<\/p>\n
Just three countries – the US, China and Russia – make up around half the total female prison population.<\/p>\n
The researchers say their study should be of “profound concern” to governments worldwide,<\/p>\n
“(Women and girls) are an extremely vulnerable and disadvantaged group, and tend to be victims of crime and abuse themselves,” said Dr Jessica Jacobson, co-director of the institute, which is part of Birkbeck College.<\/p>\n
The report is based on data from 219 countries and dependant territories.<\/p>\n
The total number for women and girls in jail is likely to be higher, researchers say, as some countries did not supply figures and the Chinese data is incomplete.<\/p>\n
African countries have the lowest proportion of women in jail, while El Salvador, Brazil, Cambodia and Indonesia have all seen sharp increases.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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