New York Liberty Addresses Women’s Health in Prison With ‘Forgotten Behind Bars’

Many factors, like trauma, lack of education and systems of oppression, have contributed to the  700 percent increase in the national population of incarcerated women between 1980 and 2017.  Female prisoners, especially women of color, are largely underserved while incarcerated—and their health suffers.   Click here to read the article in Medtruth about the health of incarcerated women both during and after imprisonment as discussed by a panel convened by the New York Liberty, a part of the Women’s National Basketball Association