These articles explore the different needs of incarcerated women:
Prisons for Women
Incarcerated women: Poverty, trauma and unmet need
Gender Justice Infographic
Using the knowledge that you have gained from this week’s reading assignments, Intellipath and MUSE assets, and other information provided, address the following questions in a 2-3 page paper:
Identify three problems surrounding the incarceration of women in prison.
What are the long and short term consequences of these problems?
Which of these problems do you believe to be the most damaging?
Why are these problems so damaging?
What are the long-term consequences of these problems?
How would you address these problems?
Reference
TEDx Talks. (2018, June 12). Women and mass incarceration | Michele Goodwin | TEDxUCIrvine [Video]. You Tube. https://youtu.be/4aPeOdSpWkI
