Its justice reforms include the requirement that federal prisons give out free tampons and pads to inmates. While in prison, Topeka K. Sam developed blood clots so severe that when she got her period, she bled through her sanitary pads. Just all the shame comes with that.”It took five months for Sam to be granted access to the pads she needed. Further, prisons limit the number of pads and tampons that inmates can buy. A 2015 study by the Correctional Association of New York found that 54 percent of women in prison said they do not get enough sanitary pads.

Source: Huffington Post December 20, 2018 17:15 UTC