Several states are fighting to put an end to the time when women prisoners do not even make enough to afford a box of tampons.
Author: Celisa Calacal
Celisa Calacal is a freelance writer for AlterNet. She is a senior journalism major and legal studies minor at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. Previously she worked at ThinkProgress and served as an editor for Ithaca College's student newspaper. Follow her at @celisa_mia.