Another increasing problem that both woman and male prisons share is the underfunding. The cost for male prisons are like $20,000 yearly per male and this number …show more content…
The issues that are really effecting female facilities is the increase of girls becoming institutionalized. In addition, the needs, programing, and abuse. One of the biggest pushes has been to hire more female officers. In the past female has dwelt with being raped by male officers and other injustices. There are needs that female inmates need that male inmates don’t. The first thing that must be considered is male prisons are a lot larger and have more programs that female prisons. Women and girls have a higher rate of having mental and medical issues than men and boys. Women also have more emotional issues being in prison such as detachment issues from family and children. In conclusion, there are many similarities and differences concerning the prisons system concerning males and females. Even though there are many similarities there are current differences and future issues that may arise due to the growing projections of inmates in our correctional system. However, the safety of inmates and the overall development of rehabilitation are the key fundamental goals that should be the overall concern for prisons. There are many developments that can be derived from studying the injustices and areas of opportunities concerning our correctional