ABSTRACT This article reports on a study which examined the experiences of women in South Africa after imprisonment. Using in-depth interviews, the experiences of 13 women ex-prisoners who were imprisoned in South African prisons were examined. It emerged that some of the participants of the study experienced unemployment, stigma and discrimination, as well as the psychological effect of imprisonment after incarceration. The psychological effect of imprisonment that some of the participants reported was reflected in the inability of this category of women to make friends and in their display of some of the habits that they learned in prison, such as staying in the dark even though they had no reason to after incarceration. It was revealed that unemployment increased significantly among the participants, and some of the participants were victims of stigma and discrimination from their families, in particular, and society, in general. The feminist pathways approach was used to explain the participants’ criminal offending and how some of their experiences after imprisonment may have resulted in recidivism. Further, female-headed households was identified as a pathway unique to the offending behaviour of South African women.

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“为什么他们需要更多地惩罚你？”：女性入狱后的生活

摘要 本文报告了一项研究，该研究调查了南非妇女入狱后的经历。通过深入访谈，研究了 13 名被关押在南非监狱的前女囚犯的经历。结果表明，该研究的一些参与者经历了失业、污名和歧视，以及监禁后监禁的心理影响。一些参与者报告的监禁的心理影响反映在这类女性无法交朋友以及她们在监狱中学到的一些习惯的表现，例如即使她们没有入狱后的理由。据透露，参与者的失业率显着增加，一些参与者是来自家人，尤其是整个社会的耻辱和歧视的受害者。女权主义途径方法被用来解释参与者的犯罪行为以及他们入狱后的一些经历如何导致再犯。此外，女性户主家庭被确定为南非女性犯罪行为的独特途径。