How many women are in prison now vs. 1973?

Question

My boss has asked me to find out how many women are incarcerated now vs. in 1973, when she started out in business. Can anyone direct me to a site that can give me statistics?

Answer 1

Maybe the FBI prison statistics can give you the answer.

Answer 2

I'm not sure how specific you are needing. Here is a report done for New York State prisons:  http://www.correctionalassociation.org/W...

Here is a website that you can research/contact for stats on a national basis in the United States:  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wo...