Women are the fastest-growing group of people going to prison. Some say the system is broken. In a Michigan state prison, women get a taste of freedom through working with plants... According to Christina Rathbone, author of A World Apart: Women, Prison, and Life Behind Bars, "The U.S. incarcerates more people each year than any place in the world other than China. The fastest-growing group within those incarcerated is women. Women who are mothers, primary care givers between the ages of 15 to 25, all there due to a non-violent offense, usually drug use." more »
