More than 700,000 women and girls are being held in prisons around the world, a report suggests.
The number has risen 50% since 2000, outstripping the growth among men, the study from the London-based Institute for Criminal Policy Research said.
Just three countries - the US, China and Russia - make up around half the total female prison population.
The researchers say their study should be of "profound concern" to governments worldwide,
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