Imprisoned Native Women and the Importance of Native Traditions (From States of Confinement: Policing, Detention, and Prisons, P 132-143, 2000, Joy James, ed. -- See NCJ-183621)

• NCJ Number: 183628
• Author(s): Luana Ross
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 12 pages
• Sale Source: St. Martin's Press
• Publication Format: Book (Hardbound)
• Publication Type: Collected Work
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Many imprisoned Native women struggle with the importance of Native traditions, the destruction of Native cultures, and the criminalization process.

Abstract

In specifically considering racism in Montana prisons, the author focuses on Native women imprisoned at the Women's Correctional Center (WCC) and on rehabilitation. She describes efforts of Native women to obtain culture-specific programming, the role of Native traditions in rehabilitation, and the racial conflict between white and Native prisoners. In addition, the author examines the consequences of cultural alienation and the dangers associated with being dissociated from Native cultures and discusses the oppressive prison environment at the WCC. 25 notes