Interviews with female prisoners in WA show many struggled with violence, drugs, alcohol, poverty and homelessness from an early age.
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Incarcerated women need trauma-informed support and mental health services.
The artworks created by women in prison brought us greater understanding of their often complex and traumatic experiences
We developed a prototype messenger chatbot that helps women in South Australia through the steps involved in acquiring ID after exiting prison.
About half of incarcerated women in the United States are mothers to children under age 18. Natural spaces within a prison can help maintain their mother-child bonds.
Women who are released from prison need much better, coordinated support to help their transition back into the community without exposing themselves to violence.
Irish Republican, socialist, suffragette and revolutionary, Countess Constance Markievicz was a fearsome politician who was the true first female member of the British parliament.
The majority of women in prison have committed minor, non-violent crimes. But a large number have committed violent offences such as assault, homicide and robbery.
To reduce female recidivism rates, we need to address inmates’ histories of trauma and abuse.
Having a baby in prison can be traumatic, so how can this issue be solved?
The predictable path into prison for Aboriginal people with disabilities is preventable. Here are some solutions.
Male serial killers get all the press. But what does the research say about female serial killers?
Women coming out of jail require forms of assistance that are not simply directed at technologies for prevention or elimination of recidivism, but rather that are focused on health and well-being.
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Lancaster University
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Research Fellow in Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Research, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State
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Professor Emerita of Criminology, UNSW
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Professor and Program Head, Justice Health Research Program, UNSW
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