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Tadia Rice | United States | 00:25:00 | 2023
English

More than 740,000 women are in prison around the world. 200,000 of them are in the United States. In the last 40 years the rate of female incarceration has risen by an alarming rate of 700%. The United States accounts for over 30% of incarcerated women in the world yet has only 5% of the world’s female population. Locking up women does not improve society. 60% are child survivors of physical violence, mental abuse, and sexual assault. Hawai`i locks up a higher percentage of people than wealthy democracies like the United Kingdom, Canada, and France. Female prisoners are extremely vulnerable – with histories of poverty and trauma. 60% are child survivors of physical violence, mental abuse, physical violence, mental abuse, and sexual assault. Locking up women does not improve society. From 2012 to 2022 Tadia Rice worked with women in Hawai`is only women’s prison. She captures stories from three women who served and are still serving time there. Their voices are often quieted, even silenced, but with determination, courage, and resilience, these five inmates tell their stories in a poignant and compelling observational documentary short that moves audiences with compassion and understanding of a vulnerable demographic in our nation.

Copyright; Tahirih Association
Genre: Observational Documentary Short
Time: 27:42
Created: March 2023

Cast
Momilani Cody
Zoe O’Brien
Tiana Soto
Faimafili Tupuola
Jess Hinebaugh

Writer
Tadia Rice

Producer
Tadia Rice