Life Before “I Killed the Man That Raped Me”: pre-Prison Life Experiences of Incarcerated Women With Life Sentences and Subsequent Treatment Needs

The number of incarcerated women serving a life sentence is growing. This subpopulation rarely receives programming in prison or even inclusion in intervention studies’ samples. According to importation theory, characteristics of prisoners’ pre-prison experiences guide the types of interventions pro...

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Main Author: Fedock, Gina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-80
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Life-sentence
Mental Health
Pre-incarceration trauma
Substance Abuse
Treatment
Women Prisoners
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Summary:The number of incarcerated women serving a life sentence is growing. This subpopulation rarely receives programming in prison or even inclusion in intervention studies’ samples. According to importation theory, characteristics of prisoners’ pre-prison experiences guide the types of interventions provided to prisoners. This study examined the importation factors for a sample of women serving life sentences and used thematic analysis to understand these factors. The primary theme was the dominance of trauma in women’s pre-prison lives with four connected sub-themes that highlight treatment needs pre-and during prison. One implication of this study is improving prison policies to include this subpopulation in treatment opportunities.
ISSN:1541-0323
DOI:10.1080/08974454.2017.1294131