Women Behind Bars

🩺Reproductive Injustice Behind Bars: Mercy Denied, Mercy Demanded

Behind bars, women carry more than sentences.They carry children. Trauma. Grief. And the weight of a system that was never built to honor their bodies. Reproductive injustice in carceral settings is not just medical neglect—it’s institutional violence. It shows up in ways both brutal and banal: Feminine hygiene neglect: Pads and tampons are rationed, bartered,… Continue reading 🩺Reproductive Injustice Behind Bars: Mercy Denied, Mercy Demanded