Mental Health for Incarcerated Women: How is America Treating Them?

dc.contributor.author	Gillett, Nax
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-02T21:44:10Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-02T21:44:10Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/7068
dc.description.abstract	This essay examines the effects of incarceration on the mental health of female inmates and comments on what America could be doing to help them. In this essay the topic of female incarceration is viewed through an intersectional lens in tandem with systemic racism and oppression. It begins with a personal narrative describing the life of a girl named Mar, who was wronged by the system, and moves into a discussion on the failings of our current system. This essay focuses on topics through the timeline of incarceration; entry into the system, life while incarcerated, and finally, life after incarceration. Each topic is discussed in depth and includes ways to improve standards for incarcerated women and assist them in receiving proper mental health care.	en_US
dc.subject	Mental Health	en_US
dc.subject	Recidivism	en_US
dc.subject	Rehab	en_US
dc.subject	Personal Narratives	en_US
dc.subject	Women's Health	en_US
dc.subject	Gender and Incarceration	en_US
dc.title	Mental Health for Incarcerated Women: How is America Treating Them?	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.source.journaltitle	Dissenting Voices	en_US
dc.source.volume	10
dc.source.issue	1
dc.description.version	VoR	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2022-02-02T21:44:10Z
dc.description.institution	SUNY Brockport	en_US
dc.description.degreelevel	N/A	en_US
dc.source.peerreviewed	TRUE

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