Prison as temporary refuge: amplifying the voices of women detained in prison

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...

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Authors: Bucerius, Sandra M. 1978- (Author) ; Dunford, David Tyler (Author) ; Haggerty, Kevin D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 519-537
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Prison
Refuge
Female Inmates
Remand
Marginalization
Structural Violence