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Few Programs for FL Women Prisoners
Loaded on Sept. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
September, 1994, page 12
Despite laws requiring that women prisoners receive the same job training in prison as men, Florida spends one third less on women's programming than men's and limits their training to low paying jobs, according to a study released by the Florida House Corrections Committee in March, 1994.The study reports …
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