She spent 18 years in central Virginia prisons — and wants the world to know that incarcerated mothers matter Candace Williams tells her story of being a woman in prison and the challenges of getting out.

“When we are sentenced, our children are sentenced too. They walk into classrooms with a cloud over them. They hear whispers. They Google our names. And the narrative gets written without us.”

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#Virginia #IncarceratedWomen #ChangingTheNarrative

“Based on the #ColleenHoover novel of the same name, #RemindersofHim is a tender love story that … delivers a humanizing portrait of those who have been victims of the criminal legal system.”

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#Reentry #FormerlyIncarcerated #IncarceratedWomen

Robyn Hasan-Simpson (Leading with Conviction™ 2022)

Robyn Hasan-Simpson (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) says women coming out of prison need more reintegration support than is currently available.

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#IncarceratedWomen #Reentry

What percentage of women who were or are currently incarcerated have been victims of domestic violence?

○ 15%
○ 35%
○ 55%
○ 75%

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#Quiz #CriminalJusticeReform #IncarceratedWomen #WomenInPrison #DomesticViolence #SurvivorJusticeAct

A new law will soon require Ohio correctional facilities to provide free menstrual products • Ohio Capital Journal A new Ohio law will give incarcerated women free access to period products in Ohio correctional facilities.

“A new #Ohio law will soon give incarcerated women free access to period products in Ohio correctional facilities.”

Read more: ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/30/a-new-law-wil...

#IncarceratedWomen #HealthCare

JLUSA Weekly Quiz Test your knowledge of justice news and views!

How many women in the U.S. face reentry barriers annually?

○ 1 million
○ 1.5 million
○ 2 million
○ 2.5 million

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#Quiz #WeeklyQuiz #IncarceratedWomen #Reentry #Housing #EconomicMobility

JLUSA Weekly Quiz Test your knowledge of justice news and views!

How many women in the U.S. face reentry barriers annually?

○ 1 million
○ 1.5 million
○ 2 million
○ 2.5 million

Take the quiz: jlusa.org/quiz

#Quiz #WeeklyQuiz #IncarceratedWomen #Reentry #Housing #EconomicMobility

Most Idaho prison workers accused of sexually assaulting inmates go unpunished, investigation finds In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up are often punished.

“In #Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences—& those who speak up are often punished. ... [Idaho] locks up women at the nation’s highest rate.”

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“Taking three years to complete—from inception to launch—the Being Beloved podcast opens [its] audience to an often ignored population: formerly incarcerated women.”

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How many women and girls are locked up in pretrial detention—and presumed innocent—on any given day?

○ 6,000
○ 26,000
○ 46,000
○ 60,000

Take the quiz online now: jlusa.org/quiz

#Quiz #WeeklyQuiz #CashBail #BailReform #IncarceratedWomen #MothersDay #MothersDay2025

“Too often, the #mentalhealth needs of women impacted by incarceration are overlooked or inadequately addressed.” —Lana Mendis (Leading with Conviction™ 2022 / Leadership Admin Coordinator for JLUSA)

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#MentalHealthAwareness #IncarceratedWomen #JLUSAstrong

#BlackWomen #BrownWomen #NativeWomen #AsianWomen #WhiteWomen #GayWomen #TransWomen #CisWomen
#PregnantWomen #ElderlyWomen #PoorWomen
#HomelessWomen #SickWomen #DisabledWomen #IncarceratedWomen
#WomensRights #feminisky #ForeignWomen #ScienceWomen

New blog post at cup.blog.org. The image features the book cover of The Running Flame by Fang Fang, translated by Michael Berry, with a flame design on a black background. To the right, a yellow and orange banner reads: 'Illuminating The Running Flame: Fang Fang in Conversation with Michael Berry.' Below, a quote from Fang Fang discusses the complexity of murder cases

"Despite the fact that these people were murderers, in daily life, they appeared to be just like any other ordinary individual."— Fang Fang buff.ly/c7EdDbV #WomensHistoryMonth #HerStory#ChineseLiterature #ContemporaryChineseAuthors #ChineseNovelsInTranslation #IncarceratedWomen #WomenInPrison

#WomensRights
#AllWomenUnite

#BlackWomen
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#GayWomen
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#CisWomen
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#PoorWomen
#HomelessWomen
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#IncarceratedWomen

Our power has been diluted bc we focus on other marginalized people rather than us as women first.

#BlackWomen
#BrownWomen
#AsianWomen
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#TransWomen
#CISWomen
#PoorWomen
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#WomensRights

It’s out!📣 The latest issue of E&HR, focusing on moral distress in clinical research and research with incarcerated/homeless women. READ 📗 , bit.ly/40qHfLu

#Bioethics #ClinicalResearch #CommunityEngagedResearch #MoralDistress #IncarceratedWomen #Homelesswomen

I’m currently teaching a university level poetry course in a woman’s prison. It’s predominantly contemporary poetry and inclusive of many diasporas and voices in the US. The women also write a lot of poetry. #poetry #prisoned #incarceratedwomen