Abstract

The mass incarceration of pregnant and parenting women is a serious problem in the United States. African American women and other women of color are most burdened by mass incarceration. This article outlines the problems with health care delivery in correctional facilities. It is argued that correctional facilities are not the place for pregnant and parenting women. A policy focus is needed that takes a public health approach. There are promising alternative policies that integrate a public health approach, improve treatment outcomes for women, and provide an alternative to incarceration. This problem is discussed through the lens of the Grand Challenges for Social Work. Alternative policies and programs are recommended that align with a public health approach and directly target the pathways for imprisonment. This issue requires a call for policy action to challenge the inequality and social justices inherent in this problem. The grand challenges offer a blueprint in which to develop effective policy approaches.

中文翻译：

---

监禁孕妇和育儿妇女：以社会正义，平等权利和平等为重点。

摘要

在美国，孕妇和育儿妇女的大规模监禁是一个严重的问题。非洲裔美国妇女和其他有色人种妇女最受大规模监禁的困扰。本文概述了惩教设施中提供医疗保健的问题。有人认为，教养所不适合孕妇和育儿妇女。需要采取公共卫生方法的政策重点。有一些有前途的替代政策，这些政策整合了公共卫生方法，改善了妇女的治疗效果，并提供了替代监禁的方法。通过社会工作大挑战的角度讨论了这个问题。建议采取其他替代政策和计划，使其与公共卫生方法保持一致，并直接针对入狱途径。这个问题要求呼吁采取政策行动，以挑战该问题固有的不平等和社会正义。重大挑战提供了制定有效政策方法的蓝图。