Life Before "I Killed the Man That Raped Me": Pre-Prison Life Experiences of Incarcerated Women With Life Sentences and Subsequent Treatment Needs. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fedock, Gina
• Is Part Of: Women & criminal justice. Volume 28:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 80
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: Life-sentence -- mental health -- pre-incarceration trauma -- women prisoners -- substance abuse -- treatment; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Periodicals; Female offenders -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Women criminal justice personnel -- Periodicals; 364.374
• DOI: 10.1080/08974454.2017.1294131
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0897-4454

Abstract

Abstract : The number of incarcerated women serving a life sentence is growing. This subpopulation rarely receives programming in prison or even inclusion in intervention studies' samples. According to importation theory, characteristics of prisoners' pre-prison experiences guide the types of interventions provided to prisoners. This study examined the importation factors for a sample of women serving life sentences and used thematic analysis to understand these factors. The primary theme was the dominance of trauma in women's pre-prison lives with four connected sub-themes that highlight treatment needs pre-and during prison. One implication of this study is improving prison policies to include this subpopulation in treatment opportunities.