Mothers Inside and Out? Pseudo-Families and Motherhood in a Women’s Prison

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 membership and pseudo-motherhood among 132 women incarcerated in a maximum-security prison. Self-reported data reveal that the...

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Authors: Dillavou, Julia (Author) ; Kreager, Derek A. (Author) ; Greenfelder, Theodore (Author) ; Zhang, Yiwen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2025, Volume: 71, Issue: 5, Pages: 1388-1410
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
pseudo-families
Motherhood
Gender
Incarceration