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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison population > mothers in prison

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mothers in prison  

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  • Approximately 70 percent of female prisoners are mothers of minor children. Among these mothers, one-third were living alone with their children at the time of their arrest, resulting in a disruption in their children's living arrangements. [Source: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Mothers in Prison]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MCF5SHV3-6

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