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incarcerated women as this establishes a sense of citi zenship, social networking and belonging. The U.S. corrections system has made strides in their transition from a policy framework that focuses on punishment as a tool for controlling risk, in favor of an emphasis on human rights, harm reduction and reentry back into the community. Annually 2 million women are released from jail and prison, so receiving these services are critical for decreasing recidivism and making our communities safer (Kaistura & Sawyer, 2023). The real ity is that the majority of incarcerated women eventually return home to their families and communities, so every effort should be made to address their specific needs and challenges. Corrections departments across the country have taken significant steps in the right direction and must continue to do so. CT REFERENCES Boppre, B., & Salisbury, E. (2016). The Women’s Risk Needs Assessment: Putting Gender at the Forefront of Actuarial Risk Assessment. Penal Reform International. https://www.penalreform.org/blog/womens-risk-needs assessment-putting-gender-forefront-actuarial Burton, S., Lynn, C., & Alexander, M. (2017). Becoming Ms. Burton: from prison to recovery to leading the fight for incarcerated women. New York; London, New Press. Chesney-Lind, M., & Mauer, M. (Eds.). (2003). Invisible punishment: The collateral consequences of mass imprisonment . New Press. Compassion Prison Project. (2023). How Common are Adverse Childhood Experiences? (ACE’s). Compassion Prison Project [Fact sheet] https://com passionprisonproject.org/childhood-trauma-statistics Garnette, L., Irvine, A., Reyes, C., & Wilber, S. (2011). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) youth and the juvenile justice system. In F. Sherman & F. Jacobs (Eds.), promoting health and well-being in the juvenile justice system (pp. 156–173). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Gottlieb, A., & Mahabir, M. (2022). Women and Incarceration: Introducing a Gendered Lens into Smart Decarceration. Social Work , 67 (2), 155. Harmony Project. (2024). Programs. https://harmonyproject.com/ programs/#prison The Horizon Prison Initiative. (2024). The Outcome. https://www.horizon prisoninitiative.org/our-work The Inside Out Prison Exchange Program (2024). Social Change Through Transformative Education. https://www.insideoutcenter.org/about-inside out.html Inside Hildelburg University. (2023, Dec 12). Horizon Prison Initiative: Insights from Participants. https://inside.heidelberg.edu/news/121223/ horizon-prison-initiative-insights-participants Kahle, L. L., & Rosenbaum, J. (2021). What staff need to know: using elements of gender-responsive programming to create safer environments

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