'Prison is not where women need to be': All-female task force wants to cut Illinois’ female prison population in half
"Though their numbers overall are dwarfed by the size of the male prison population, nearly 2,300 women are now serving time in Illinois. With 8 of every 10 female inmates in Illinois a mother and often the primary parent, their removal from society has damaging ripple effects on families and neighborhoods, experts say."
Chicago Tribune
July 18, 2018