Each year in the United States, over 1000 women give birth while in prison. Little is known
about who cares for the infants after they are separated from their biological mothers …

Whereas much of the research on mothers in reentry has focused on the resistance
strategies these mothers develop to combat the stigma they face, we explore how formerly …

The current study considers how women experience the pain of loss of liberty and
separation from their children and families during the initial phases of incarceration and …

Objective The current study considers the mothering experiences of incarcerated women to
identify important differences between maternal and paternal caregivers and explore how …

The current study explores the role of legal financial obligations in the lives of women in
Georgia and Minnesota. Using a feminist perspective, we investigate women's lived …

This study examines mothers' experiences and relationships with their children while
incarcerated and under community supervision. Semi-structured interviews and focus …

The pseudo-family is a longstanding carceral concept, but its existence and characteristics
are uncertain in contemporary women's prisons. This study explores pseudo-family …

The population of women in jail increased by 15% from 2008 to 2018. A portion of this
increase was due to state policies shifting individuals serving sentences of 1–5 years to …

Many of the women currently incarcerated in state prisons are mothers. They have similar
programming needs as other women in prison, including education, work, counseling, and …

Maternal incarceration causes complex and diverse outcomes, affecting the mother, her
family, and her community. Despite this, there are few evidence-based models of support …