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Women, Drug Policies, and Incarceration - OAS
The use of prison as a response to drugs has had a disproportionate negative impact on women . In Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica, more than 60 percent of the female prison population is incarcerated for drug -related offenses. Many of them have low levels of education, live in pover-ty, and are the primary caregivers of dependent persons children, young people, the elderly, and the disabled. This guide proposes public policy reforms to reduce the number of women incarcerated in the region. A Guide for Policy Reform in Latin America and the CaribbeanWomen, drug policies , and Incarceration 1 Table of ContentsTable of ContentsExecutive Summary ..3 PART IThe Situation of Incarcerated women ..5 Overview of the Guide.
4 W omen, Drug Policies, and Incarceration In addition, special attention should be given to the gender perspective in develop - ing, implementing, and evaluating legislative and drug policy reforms.
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