Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products

By: Amanda Watford

Outlets: Stateline

Published: December 17, 2025

Words: 1,403

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago


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When Yraida Faneite was on trial for drug-related charges, the judge had to halt proceedings at one point because her period was so heavy that blood was running down her legs.

The same struggle followed her into a federal prison in Florida after she was convicted. For about a decade, officials allowed her only a small ration of menstrual products, and she couldn’t afford extra pads from the commissary. She bartered with other women. On …

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