On any given day, 190,600 women and girls are incarcerated in the United States. Over 60,000 women are detained pretrial, presumed innocent, caged in US jails simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. Their average yearly income is just $11,000. Over 66% are mothers with minor children.
These facts are taken from the website: https://lethergohome.org/ It was set up in conjunction with musician Fiona Apple, who wrote a song called “Let Her Go Home” to bring attention to this terrible situation.
We urge our readers to check out the website and the music video:
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