RT Article
T1 “I Feel like I Have ‘Prison’ Tattooed on my Forehead”: Women’s Trajectories after Release from Incarceration
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 35
IS 4
SP 284
OP 302
A1 Tripodi, Stephen J.
A1 Kennedy, Stephanie C.
A1 Miller, Faye
A1 Renn, Tanya
A1 Veeh, Christopher
A1 Pettus, Carrie
A1 Schelbe, Lisa
A2 Kennedy, Stephanie C.
A2 Miller, Faye
A2 Renn, Tanya
A2 Veeh, Christopher
A2 Pettus, Carrie
A2 Schelbe, Lisa
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1932042547
AB Although reentry has been well explored, less is known about women’s reentry trajectories and whether reentry experiences change over time. The current study explored women’s experiences from prison release to 15-months post-release using interviews with 29 women across four states. Themes from early reentry (2 weeks–4 months) underscored women’s struggle for survival. Women were dependent on informal support, struggling to readjust to mothering, and experiencing stigma from potential employers. Themes from later reentry (8–15 months) mostly portrayed the complexities of social support as mothering remained challenging, family support became a double-edged sword, and formal support services were difficult to access.
K1 Social Support
K1 Reentry
K1 Mothering
K1 Incarcerated women
DO 10.1080/08974454.2023.2297019