Women Prisoners and the Law - Which Way Will the Pendulum Swing?

• NCJ Number: 81650
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Dated: (1982) Pages: 37-44
• Author(s): G P Alpert
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 1980 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, California.

Annotation

This article focuses on how women prisoners and women's prisons can change through litigation.

Abstract

Women prisoners have had avenues to legal assistance open to them for several years. Even though it has been possible for them to seek recourse in the courts, many barriers to this help remain in place. (Author abstract)