At unPrison Project our goal is to uplift the potential of women and girls in prison by working to:

• The 2007 U.S. federal budget includes about $50 million over three years to address this high-risk population.

• 85% of women in prisons are mothers.

• 85% of incarcerated women are in drug and alcohol abuse programs.

• Last year, over a quarter million babies were born drug-addicted.

• 50% of heroin babies do not survive birth.

• Over 1 million women are imprisoned, about 1% of the U.S. female population.

• Women are the fast growing prison population, increasing 800%+ in the last ten years.

• The United States has the largest prison population in the world. With 5% of the world’s population, our country houses nearly 25% of the world’s reported prisoners.

• 4-7% of women entering prison are pregnant, which translates into about 5,000 -10,000 babies born in prison every year.

• The majority of women are sentenced for nonviolent drug related crimes.

• Nearly all women in prisons have experienced abuse of one kind or another: sexual, psychological, or emotional.