Sydney Lang

Sydney is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Justice, Law, and Criminology at American University in Washington, D.C. Altogether, she has 5 years of experience in counselling and researching domestic violence survivors and inmates. She is also a research assistant at American University studying the history surrounding European courts. She has a great interest in international human rights law, criminal justice, and studying how race and gender intersect in those areas.

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How the Prison System is Failing Women and Why it is a Human Rights Issue

How the Prison System is Failing Women and Why it is a Human Rights Issue

While women make up the minority in global prison populations, they are the fastest growing prison population. With this, comes a need to evaluate human rights violations within justice systems and detention centers. Many women are ...