Women's State Prisons In Texascontribution
Websep 5, 2019 · with the passage of house bill 650, which governor greg abbott has already signed into law, texas took a first step toward protecting the dignity of women held in. Texas incarcerates more women than any other state in the country. Nearly 65% of the 12,000 women in texas prisons. Websince 1980, female incarceration in texas prisons has increased 908%, compared to an increase in the male prison population of 396%. Webthe texas criminal justice coalition conducted a survey of women incarcerated in texas prisons and received more than 430 responses.
