http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/1203/prison.htm
Ellie Hidalgo
"Women comprise only seven percent of the state's prison population, and their needs are often ignored as California grapples with its much larger male population, say prison reform advocates.
About 80 percent of the nearly 11,000 women in California's state prisons are mothers, the majority single mothers. They struggle to find relatives to care for their children and yearn to maintain contact with them while serving their sentences. Inside prison, they do their utmost to maintain a sense of self-worth and dignity as women, despite what many say are humiliating and degrading prison policies. "
