Women on the Institutional Circuit: A 9-Year Qualitative Study

Susan Starr Sered, Maureen Norton-Hawk

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Abstract

Using a mixed-method approach of interviews and ethnographic observations, the authors followed a cohort of women postincarceration in Massachusetts for a period of 9 years. The women repeatedly cycled through health care and other institutions, yet very few moved into stable housing, jobs, and family situations. Nearly all continue to suffer multiple physical and mental health challenges despite high levels of access to health care. This article is intended to provide those who work in correctional institutions a broader view of the lives of justice-involved women outside of those institutions. In light of the short sentences and frequent breaks in continuity of care experienced by these women, the authors call for expansion of the roles of community health center providers inside jails and prisons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-36
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Correctional Health Care
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.

Funding

The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors received project funding from Suffolk University and Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.

FundersFunder number
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
Suffolk University

    Keywords

    • health
    • health care
    • institutional circuit
    • jails
    • prisons
    • women

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