WUNRN
ALARMING INCARCERATION OF WOMEN FOR
DRUG OFFENCES - EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA - NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE &
SENTENCING REFORM
27 March 2012 - The new report is the
first to calculate the total number of females in prisons on drug offences in
Europe and
The report presents data from fifty-one
European and Central Asian countries between August 2011 and February 2012
through government agencies, including national prison services, ministries of
justice and drug agencies, as well as academic researchers and civil society
organisations. Drug offences include possession, preparation, production,
purchase and sale of illicit substances.
In some countries such as