World Female Imprisonment List (4th edition)

The fouth edition of the World Female Imprisonment List, published by ICPR on 9.11.17, shows that more than 714,000 women and girls are held in penal institutions around the world. Since around the year 2000, the number of women and girls in prison has increased by more than 50%, while the male prison population has increased by around 20%.

ICPR's World Female Imprisonment List is available here.