Complex sentence: Under the ordinances, women have been routinely jailed for adultery on flimsy evidence, often when a former husband refused to recognize a divorce, and the legislation led to thousands of women being imprisoned without it being proved whether they were actually guilty.
Split into simpler sentences: Under the ordinances, it has been claimed that women were routinely jailed for adultery on flimsy evidence, often when a former husband refused to recognize a divorce. It is alleged that the legislation led to thousands of women being imprisoned without being proved whether they were actually guilty.