Are women's prisons less violent than men's?

Women's prisons have grown faster than men's prisons, and since 2009 have shown less progress toward decarceration. ... Incarceration for violent offenses accounts for about a third of the total growth of women's state prison populations since 1978, and over half of the more recent growth since 2000. read more

I have never worked in a woman's facility, nor would I want to from what I have heard. In some ways it is, from what I have heard, much worse than a men's prison. I do not know statistics of institutional violence, but one study showed that incarcerated women become at least as violent as men and often more prone to violence than men. read more

Women's prisons tend to resemble men's minimum or medium security prisons. They often look like a college campus or a camp, with inmates housed in dormitories or cottages rather than cellblocks. Women's prisons are typically less violent than men's prisons. read more

Women are less likely to be able to afford bail than men, says the study. In 2014, all women typically earned 79 cents for every dollar men earned, according to the report, and for black and Hispanic women, this was even worse: They earned 63 cents and 54 cents, respectively, for every dollar white men earned. read more