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Jessica Pupovac is a Chicago-based freelance audio and digital reporter and producer who specializes in covering the criminal justice, women’s issues, and the environment. Her work has been featured on NPR, WBEZ, and several other local and national outlets.
Federal agency cites collaborative investigation by the Reporter, NPR and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University which exposed disparities at prisons across the country.
The state was one of the first to begin implementing gender-responsive and trauma-informed reforms in the prison system.
Female prison inmates are being disciplined at much higher rates than men for lower-level offenses in many states.