Motherhood In and After Prison focuses on how imprisonment impacts incarcerated mothers’ maternal identity, emotions and role. It explores both the short and

This Brief focuses on children with incarcerated mothers, a growing and vulnerable population. It presents five empirical studies, along with an introduction an

For the overwhelming majority of women leaving correctional institutions in the United States, there is one aspect of their identity that informs their needs, o

The book takes a holistic approach to highlight and explore the range of issues specifically associated with mothering and imprisonment, from sentencing, throug

Explores how women in prison manage to mother their children from behind bars.