THE WOMEN AND INCARCERATION PROJECT (WIP) is a group of Boston-based academics, attorneys, and social workers researching and writing about the costs and harms of incarcerating women.
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Unwarranted Restrictions, Gratuitous Harm — Women and Prison Security
Classification in Massachusetts (August 2024)
Sered’s research shows that the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) routinely incarcerates women in settings that are more restrictive than necessitated either by the very low rate of violence among incarcerated women or by Massachusetts law which affords the Commissioner of the Department of Correction nearly unlimited discretion to set security classification policies and procedures. Click here to read a one-page summary of Sered’s research and here to read her full report.
"Women and Massachusetts County Jails: An Introduction" (March 2024)
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Women in Massachusetts County Jails
Opposition to Building a New Women’s Prison in Massachusetts
How Incarceration Harms Women
Substance Use, Mental Health, & Therapeutic Interventions
Alternatives to Incarceration
Women Who Cycle Through Jails & Prisons
