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"Women's prison" and "Prison for women" redirect here. For other uses, see Women's Prison.
"Women in prison" redirects here. For the 1987 sitcom, see Women in Prison (TV series). For the film genre, see Women in prison film.
"Prison for Women" redirects here. For the prison in Canada, see Prison for Women (Kingston, Ontario).
For technical reasons, "Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion" redirects here. For that film, see Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion.
Approximately 741,000 women are incarcerated in correctional facilities, a 17% increase since 2010 and the female prison population has been increasing across all continents.[1][2] The list of countries by incarceration rate includes a main table with a column for the historical and current percentage of prisoners who are female.
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