Dirty Business: Lack of Menstrual Equity in Colombian Prisons
Charlie Ruth Castro talks about her work as a teacher and coach in a medium security prison in Colombia and her dismay that the women were not given adequate menstrual supplies.
The resource is also available in Spanish.
I have seen many shocking things in my work: severe overcrowding, decomposed food served to prisoners, and deteriorated buildings where even water is sometimes scarce. Particularly upsetting is the paltry number of menstrual pads (about 25 per year) that women inmates receive. This means that a menstruating woman must manage her monthly bleeding with only two pads.
SOURCE: Our Bodies, Our Blog • AUTHOR: Charlie Ruth Castro •
The author hands menstrual supplies to women prisoners in Colombia / Charlie Ruth Castro entrega productos menstruales a mujeres con pena privativa de la libertada en Colombia