Women in Academia Report | CCJ
This analysis projects that the number of women under correctional control will rise to 1.1 million by 2035, representing an increase of 10% since 2022. The growth will be concentrated in confinement settings: The number of women in prison is expected to increase by 27% during the timeframe, while the female jail population is projected to increase by 20%. The costs of women’s justice system involvement is also projected to rise about 34%, from a range of $23 billion to $26 billion in 2025 to $30 billion to $34 billion by 2035, due to increases in population and per-person expenditures.