{"id":511500,"date":"2026-01-12T19:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/511500\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:22:08","slug":"80-of-women-in-estrella-jail-have-been-victims-of-domestic-violence-asu-survey-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/511500\/","title":{"rendered":"80% of women in Estrella Jail have been victims of domestic violence, ASU survey shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

A study<\/a> is providing new insight on the traumas and experiences of incarcerated women at the Estrella Jail. The report<\/a> came from a partnership between Arizona State University and the Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

The study involved surveying more than 400 women on various aspects related to their lives ranging from education to violence and exploitation exposure.<\/p>\n

According to the study, more than 50% of the participants have been victims of sex trafficking and 80% have been victims of domestic violence.<\/p>\n

ASU social work professor Dominique Roe-Sepowitz says the goal is to bring awareness to women.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen who are incarcerated are such a invisible population. We don’t see them every day when we’re driving to work or we’re eating lunch at a restaurant. This is a group of people that are often hidden from sight, and I think we don’t know very much about them for lots of reasons,” she said.<\/p>\n

MCSO Deputy Chief Brandon Smith says the results provided insight on the negative experiences the participants had in their youth.<\/p>\n

\u201cFifty-eight percent of the girls surveyed said that they had childhood emotional abuse and 50% said they had childhood physical abuse,” he said.<\/p>\n

The results of the study led to proposed recommendations. MCSO says it’s working to implement programs to provide support and prevent reoffending.<\/p>\n

Results from Estrella Jail life survey<\/p>\n