RT Article
T1 Understanding Women’s Imprisonment in Australia
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 30
IS 3
SP 204
OP 219
A1 Bartels, Lorana
A2 Easteal, Patricia Weiser
A2 Westgate, Robyn
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1780428324
AB This article examines women’s imprisonment in Australia through a feminist multifocal lens. We consider female prisoners’ gendered needs, especially “the triumvirate” of victimization, substance abuse, and mental illness. We also acknowledge the importance of taking an intersectional approach, with particular reference to Indigenous women. We identify recent developments in Australian corrections policies and programs, especially trauma-informed care, mental health programs, children/parenting, education and work, and post-release support. Although we commend initiatives to support women during and after custody, we question the need to send most of them there in the first place, as we are concerned about the ability of any prison to provide an environment conducive to healing.
K1 Australians
K1 Indigenous
K1 Prisoners
K1 Trauma
K1 Victimization
K1 Women
K1 Australia
DO 10.1080/08974454.2019.1657550