RT Article
T1 Prison as temporary refuge: amplifying the voices of women detained in prison
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 61
IS 2
SP 519
OP 537
A1 Bucerius, Sandra M. 1978-
A2 Dunford, David Tyler
A2 Haggerty, Kevin D.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1753285054
AB This article details how a subset of women can perceive of prison as temporary refuge from the hardships and marginalization they face on the outside. It focuses particularly on a group of 88 women incarcerated in western Canada. A large percentage of these women accentuated several reasons why they saw being incarcerated as a desirable alternative to their marginalized situation in their respective communities. These findings nuance our understanding of the place of prison in the lives of these women and draws attention to notable gaps in Canada’s often-celebrated social welfare system.
K1 Prison
K1 Refuge
K1 Female Inmates
K1 Remand
K1 Marginalization
K1 Structural Violence
DO 10.1093/bjc/azaa073