Des femmes derrière les barreaux: le coût humain de l’actuelle politique des drogues en Amérique

WOLA a créé un reportage photo, afin de montrer le coût humain des politiques des drogues actuelles en Amérique. Ces photos racontent l’histoire de quatre femmes, et apportent chacune un regard unique sur le cycle de la pauvreté, profondément troublant, le faible engagement, l’emprisonnement, et le récidivisme, vers lequel les femmes sont souvent poussées. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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Across Latin America, the effects of disproportionate punishment for low-level, non-violent drug offenses are particularly severe for women. To shed light on this issue, WOLA has created a photo essay to show the human cost of current drug policies in the Americas. The photos tell the stories of four women, each providing a unique insight into the deeply troubling cycle of poverty, low-level involvement, imprisonment, and recidivism into which women are too often pushed.

Over 90 percent of the women incarcerated at Costa Rica's Buen Pastor prison have more than three children. Providing for those children while they are behind bars can prove difficult, if not impossible. The following women are all serving reduced sentences there for having admitted their involvement in the drug market. Their stories were chosen because they are representative of the profiles often seen in women incarcerated across the hemisphere.

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