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Rural sheriffs dealing with new problem: more women in jail

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Rural sheriffs dealing with new problem: more women in jail Published: Friday, July 30, 2010, 9:41 PM Richard Cockle, The Oregonian An inmate in the 104-bed Malheur County Jail caused problems one day recently by stealing food from other inmates. Another refused to bathe, and the resulting odor triggered noisy objections that escalated into a fight. This might not sound unusual in the 3,100 city and county jails around the nation; what might not fit the picture is that these are jails in rural Oregon and the inmates are women. A handful of rural jails have a surprisingly high percentage of women behind bars -- far surpassing the already high state average. In Crook County last year, women totaled nearly 29 percent of the jail population...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 01, 2010 (boomark / email).