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Women Aging In Prison : A Neglected Population In The Correctional System
Hardback Edition: 1
Ronald Aday and Jennifer Krabill offer a complete picture of the experience of older women prisoners and the distinct challenges these women present for correctional institutions.
The authors integrate their quantitative findings with the voices of individual inmates to explore essential concerns such as health, inmate and family relationships, prison adjustment, and end of life issues. They also consider the enduring impact of intimate partner violence.
While painting a vivid portrait of struggles to build lives behind bars, the authors share critical insights into the social forces that shape women's contact with all stages of the criminal justice system.
Contents include:
- Older Women in Prison
- Aging and Prison Adjustment
- Health and Fears of Dying
- Connections to the Free World
- Making a Life in Prison
- The Pervasive Context of Intimate Partner Abuse
- Personal Transformation Behind Bars
- An Intimate Look
- Policy Issues and Future Concerns
Pages : 230
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Publication date : 2011-04-30
Subjects: Non-fiction, Social Sciences, Sociology, Gender Studies: Women