National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women

A resource for professionals, policymakers, and practitioners who work with adult women involved in the criminal justice system.

The National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women was established to assist practitioners in understanding and applying the lessons learned from research, promising practices, and the insights of justice-involved women themselves, as practitioners strive to transform the criminal justice system into one that is more gender-responsive – and ultimately more effective. Read more facts about how women differ from men involved in the criminal justice system.

Featured Documents

Summit Materials Women in Jails	Resource Brief Using Trauma-Informed Practices to Enhance Safety and Security in Women’s Correctional Facilities	Policy Guide Gender Responsive Discipline and Sanctions Policy Guide for Women’s Facilities

Because gender matters.