daily life
On average, how many meals a day are given to inmates?
3
do women in prison get yearly check ups? if so, what is it for?
yes, a pap & pelvic exam
When was the first women's prison facility opened in the U.S.?
1927
how many women are on death row in the U.S.?
51
a money launderer, cash courier, Mexican heroin trafficker and informant on Mob activities in the 1930's/40's
virginia hill
About how many hours do inmates spend out of their cells?
10 hours
How many hours a day are prison nurses on duty?
up to 24
true or false: women are the slowest growing population of prisoners.
false, they are the fastest growing population of prisoners.
She robbed a home for drug money and stabbed a nine-year-old girl 57 times.
Rosie Alfaro
“queen” of the illegal numbers racket in New York’s Harlem neighborhood
stephanie st. clair
What is the average time inmates are required to wake up in the morning?
5:30 a.m.
Are inmates always given the treatment they need, such as their medications?
no
true or false: women who give birth while incarcerated can be shackled to a hospital bed when they are in labor.
true, in 30 states
She murdered her 28-month-old adopted daughter.
Patricia Blackmon
cold-hearted murderer and shrewd Miami-based narco smuggler, whose syndicate imported a billion dollars’ worth of cocaine
griselda blanco
What kinds of jobs are offered to inmates? Must guess at least 2.
plumber, painter, groundskeeper, chef, etc.
are women provided with general hygiene products when they arrive in prison? if so, name two.
yes. toothbrush, pads, soap
true or false: more than 20% of death row prisoners are women.
false, only 2%.
She beat her three-year-old son to death with a bat and dumped his body
Ana Maria Cardona
financed dangerous and inhumane voyages to smuggle her customers from Hong Kong to Guatemala and New York in the 1980's.
Sister Ping
what happens when inmates are caught with contraband?
they are sent to isolation, they get time added to their sentence
In the situation where a woman is pregnant, what happens when she gives birth while incarcerated?
the child is taken away from the mother and given to a family member, if there is no family member to give the child to, he/she goes into state custody.
for women in prison in Europe, are intrusive searches for contraband common?
yes, very
She conspired to rob a Florida couple, who she then helped bury alive.
Tiffany Cole
during a murderous feud among Camorra cliques, a Neapolitan woman in her late forties, materialized as the boss of one of the largest Camorra families, the Secondigliano clan
maria licciardi