30.H. Workshop: Women and prison: vulnerability and overlapping health needs of women in prison worldwide
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1365
Abstract: Women constitute a small proportion of prison populations worldwide (2%-9%) with imprisonment rates ranging from 3.2 per 100,000 women inhabitants in Africa up to 31.4 in the Americas. These figures reflect the that the tendency… read more here.
Keywords: health needs; workshop women; women prison; health ... See more keywords
Women offenders in Europe: drug problems and drug offences and/or gender-based violence
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1366
Abstract: Worldwide the proportion of women in prison for drug-related offences is higher than that of men. In Europe (27 Member States, Norway, United Kingdom and Turkey) it varies considerably, between 5 % in Bulgaria, approximately… read more here.
Keywords: women prison; drug use; drug; among women ... See more keywords
Pregnant Women in Prison and Jail Don’t Count: Data Gaps on Maternal Health and Incarceration
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DOI: 10.1177/0033354918812088
Abstract: At the end of 2015, an estimated 210 595 women were in state or federal prison or jail in the United States, a 645% increase since 1980, when approximately 28 240 women were incarcerated. Nearly… read more here.
Keywords: women prison; incarceration; pregnancy; health ... See more keywords
Exploring aggressive emotions in women in prison: the role of empathy and perceived social support in moderating the effects of childhood discrimination experiences
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20844-8
Abstract: The recent increase in the population of women in prison within the societal context of China has shifted attention towards understanding the unique psychological and social dynamics distinct from those traditionally associated with man offenders.… read more here.
Keywords: perceived social; discrimination; childhood discrimination; social support ... See more keywords
“I am surprised they have allowed you in here to do this”: women’s prison writing as heterotopic space of narrative inclusion
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DOI: 10.1515/applirev-2024-0058
Abstract: Abstract The focus of this paper is the hidden world of women’s imprisonment as revealed in their writing produced in creative writing workshops. Proceeding from the perspective of narrative inquiry as a methodology to study… read more here.
Keywords: space; prison; heterotopic space; inclusion ... See more keywords