Incarcerated Women

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This paper examines how women in prison have an additional distinction compared to men in that they are usually the primary caregivers in the family. Although men may or may not feel a need to maintain ties with family members, this issue has a much greater impact on women who are incarcerated. It looks at how, as the number of women being incarcerated increases, the question arises, to what extent are women in correctional facilities able to keep family ties while incarcerated?

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"Children are significantly affected by the mother's absence. In fact, there is evidence to support the development of psychological problems; as they become older, they may in fact develop problems as a direct result of the mother's incarceration. "Furthermore, a study by the American Correctional Association (ACA) suggested that the children are at an increased risk of future institutionalization in the criminal justice system (Bloom and Steinhart, 1993; 81)." Children are the innocent victims of the mother's incarceration and the separation from her children can prove to be a powerful catalyst for change."

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