Gender perspectives on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
or punishment 2016, para. 17
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Many women in the criminal justice system are low-income, minority single mothers; many are victims of domestic violence and abuse and suffer from mental health problems, substance dependencies and overall poor states of health (ibid.). A large number were victims of intimate partner or non-partner violence before their detention, and are at risk of revictimization during arrest and incarceration.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment