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One size does not fit all: How the criminal justice system ignores women’s needs

One size does not fit all: How the criminal justice system ignores women’s needs

by Casey Peyton | May 27, 2026 | Deep Dives

Photo: via Pexels There are around 100,000 women currently in prison who shouldn’t be there due to failures within the criminal justice system, according to statistics from ‘Women in Prison’. While gendered injustices exist within prisons, Uproute explores how we got...
How a mother’s journey through prison set her on the route towards a better life

How a mother’s journey through prison set her on the route towards a better life

by Casey Peyton | May 21, 2026 | Real Voices

Photo: Toni Garrigos A single mother shares her story of life in prison, reflecting on her road to reclamation, and hopes her experience empowers other women to find the same resilience she did. The distribution of drugs was, in Toni’s mind, the solution to all of her...

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