On the Outside of Incarceration: The Need for the ERA
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A family’s financial burdens disproportionately fall upon women, who are primarily responsible for paying court-related costs.
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A family’s financial burdens disproportionately fall upon women, who are primarily responsible for paying court-related costs.
Women, in many cases, are the primary drivers of their families’ integration.
Clearly, the effects of mass incarceration extend beyond the individual cells that hold black women back by disrupting the lives of the people who need them most.
The American Dream has transformed from an open welcoming for all to a selective term catering to white male privilege.
The level of sexual discrimination is particularly visible in the criminal justice system, where sixty percent of incarcerated women are in jail awaiting trial because they can’t afford bail.