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Female inmates increase but not at the same rate as male
posted by Matt on 11:25 AM October 24th, 2005
Inequality Anonymous User writes " Notice that women now account for 25% of arrests but only 7% of inmates in jails?"

Oh, Ellen... "Equal Opportunity Bash", by Ellen Goodman | RADAR Alert: Despite Urgent Requests, PBS Releases "Breaking the Silence"  >

  
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The Situation Is Improving (Score:2)
by Luek on 06:03 PM October 24th, 2005 EST (#1)
Yes, the rates of arrests and incarceration of female felons is still too low BUT the rate today is much higher than it was just a decade ago.

Also, the use of the get out of jail for free "abuse excuse" card is nowhere as a sure thing as it once was. And the sentences that female felons get are much longer than they once where.

There is of course much room for improvement in arresting and incarcerating female criminals but I personally feel that real progress has been made in this area.

Things are getting better!
Re:The Situation Is Improving (Score:0)
by Anonymous User on 02:54 PM October 25th, 2005 EST (#2)
Indeed - we're heading inexorably towards "true equality", where women are held as accountable for their actions as men.

Just wait until someone makes it mandatory for women to register for the draft...

Hey, nobody ever said equality was gonna be all wine and roses, right?

Re:The Situation Is Improving (Score:0)
by Anonymous User on 03:56 PM October 25th, 2005 EST (#3)
If women ever really DO have to sign up for the draft, it will be VERY interesting, indeed, to see the reaction of feminists.
VERY interesting...!

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