*snort*
As far as non violent offenders and drug related offenders who want rehab, I'm all for changing up the current prison situation, for both sexes.
As far as violent offenders, f 'em, and that goes for both sexes.
Want to lower the amount of people headed to jail? Improve social infrastructure in areas with high crime rates, which at this point in time, pretty much means get rid of most the BS.
As far as woman convicted of violent crimes being near their children? Are you *expletive deleted*ing kidding me? I'm guessing that a good portion of those violent crimes involve child abuse. Why on earth would you want her around those children?
And woman being victims of poverty, abuse and what not that lead to them commuting a criminal act and ending up in jail? Ummmm... I'm pretty sure a significantly large portion of male criminals are in the exact same boat.
I'm really tired of this theme that all woman are naturally some kind of innocent, angelic beings that are just overflowing with love, happiness and communal spirit, and the only reason they go rotten is the big bad man.
It's BS.
Woman are, naturally, a million times meaner than men, and all you have to do is watch a bunch of 13 year old girls go at it to know that. The female of the species is just more sneaky about it.