NCJ Number
304006
Journal
Feminist Criminology Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Dated: 2021 Pages: 47-72
Date Published
2021
Length
16 pages
Annotation
Drawing on qualitative data from focus groups with correctional personnel in one of the nation’s largest women’s prisons, this study examined staff perceptions of how incarcerated women cope with long-term solitary confinement.
Abstract
The study found that women’s strong ties to other women and their prison pseudo-families may influence the behaviors that explain their placement and stays in solitary confinement. It also found that women are perceived to go to extreme lengths to build and maintain relationships with other women. The findings showcase unintended consequences of solitary confinement, raise questions about its effectiveness, and highlight the limits of institutional control. (publisher abstract modified)
Date Published: January 1, 2021