Health care offered to women in prison should match community standards – and their rights
- Written by: Andreea Lachsz, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
shutterstockOn this International Women’s Day, let’s not forget women in prison.
There are 3,088 women imprisoned in Australia on any given day, representing 7.5% of the prison population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are over-represented in these numbers.
Australia spends $4.44 billion on prisons. Despite this,...




















