... the sentencing process, they"re at a disadvantage in the corrections system. Despite their educational level being on par with that of males, female prisoners are not provided the same educational and vocational opportunities as males. In an article, "Rights for All: Violations of the Human Rights ... inequality involves children. Prisons that house females have two facilities for pregnant women. One facility can house 25 mothers and infants; the other one can house 39 mothers and infants and 9 pregnant inmates. Although males cannot bare children, there is no such program for fathers wh...

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... genitally mutilated, and about another two million are added onto that every single year, according to the World Health Organization (Wellard paragraph 15). This seems like a lot of people, but female genital mutilation is performed in twenty-eight African countries, parts of the Middle East, Far East, and African Immigrants in Europe (Wellard paragraph 15). Those numbers, if calculated, come ... They don't know what may happen, or if something does happen, they don't know how to fix it. "Female genital mutilation is most often performed between the ages of four and ten years, although ...

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... is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the United States. Lung Cancer mortality are about 23 times higher for current male smokers and 13 times higher for current female smokers compared to a lifelong never-smoker. In addition to being responsible for 87% of lung cancers, smoking is also associated with cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, uterine ... problems in nonsmokers such as, coughing, phlegm, chest discomfort, and reduced lung function. Each year, exposure to secondhand smoke causes 150,000 to 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections in U.S. inf...

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