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Transformative Learning With Mexican Cartel Members: An Exploration of Organized Crime Through Participatory Action Research in Prison The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Danielle Strickland
This article considers transformative education in prison as a tool to address cartel violence in Mexico. It begins by examining how the rise of democracy in Mexico is partially responsible for the expansion of organized crime. Data from a participatory action research project with twelve men incarcerated for cartel-related crimes is then used to explore the violence plaguing Mexico. Results emphasize
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A Comparative Study of Stress Reduction Groups With and Without Therapy Dogs in a Rural Pennsylvania Jail The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Yvonne M. Eaton-Stull, Christopher Streidl, Tracy L. Leet, Sarah Kuehn, Kaitlyn Crawford, Christina Koishal
Individuals who are incarcerated are often stressed, hopeless, and overwhelmed by this challenging life circumstance. Unfortunately, jails offer little treatment to assist in enhancing coping and fostering hope and resilience. This research study in a rural Pennsylvania jail provided four six-week coping and stress reduction groups, two with and two without therapy dogs. Findings indicate that all
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“I Chose Motherhood First”: Salvaging the Maternal Identity in Resource-Starved Jails The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Narissa Haakmat, Betsy Matthews
The population of women in jail increased by 15% from 2008 to 2018. A portion of this increase was due to state policies shifting individuals serving sentences of 1–5 years to local jails to reduce prison overcrowding. In-depth interviews with 62 women serving long-term sentences in local jails in Central and Eastern Kentucky were conducted to examine how they navigated motherhood in this carceral
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No Family, No Friends: An Instrumental Variable Analysis to Revisit the Reintegration Model in Mexico The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Gustavo Fondevila, Leandro Gastón, Ricardo Massa
Literature on recidivism and desistance has acquired increasing relevance in the criminological discussions of recent years. This study seeks to contribute to this discourse by implementing an instrumental variable analysis to examine inmates’ expectations regarding the factors that play a central role in their perceptions of factors for successful social reintegration. Results indicate that education
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“Suffering in Deafening Silence”: Suicide Ideation and Attempted Suicide in the Lives of Incarcerated Rural West Virginia Girls The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Mackenzie Freeman, Walter S. DeKeseredy, Elizabeth Moberly, Beth Currence, Jessie Haring
Complex trauma history is one of the incarcerated girls’ most salient characteristics, and two of the most injurious outcomes are suicide ideation and attempted suicide. However, to the best of our knowledge, not one published study has thus far focused on the suicide experiences of rural girls in detention facilities. Guided by theoretical perspectives on females’ pathways into crime and using data
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Right to “Life”: The Cruel Contradiction of Exceptions to the Death Penalty for Pregnant People The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Tereza Trejbalova, Carolyn B. Sufrin, Bethany Kotlar, Jennifer Saunders, Ellen Mason, Jenna Sherman, Rebecca J. Shlafer
The death penalty debate intensifies when condemned women are considered, at least in part because of the associations society holds between womanhood and motherhood. Consequently, the concept of motherhood inherently permeates every condemned woman's sentence. Using qualitative document analysis, we examine how pregnancy is accounted for in the death penalty statutes and execution protocols. In half
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“Free Spirits”: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of an Artistic Intervention Program Targeting Imprisoned People The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Isabel S. Silva, Pedro Marques, Andreia Nisa, Sandra Carvalhinho, Ana Gil, Oscar Silva, Ana Bartolo
Research is still needed to promote the development of structured art-based programs in prisons to strengthen socio-emotional skills. “Free Spirits” emerges as an innovative intervention that involves artistic and participatory co-creation dynamics in theater and music. A mixed-method quasi-experimental study was conducted in a Portuguese prison. Using self-report measures (emotional regulation, resilient
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Proposing a Universal Measure of Program Readiness for Adults in Custody: A Pilot Study The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Zachary Buckner, Kimberly Kaiser
Offender readiness is important to the success of substance abuse and therapeutic programs. Prisons provide a variety of programs, including reentry, vocational, and creative programs that have been shown to improve reentry success. And yet, the concept of program readiness has not been examined in these contexts. We explore the development of a broader measure of program readiness. Toward this goal
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25-Year Evaluation of an In-Person Therapeutic Community Program in the Southwest United States between 1994 and 2019 The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Amanda L. Wiese, Thomas B. Sease, Kevin Knight
This study investigated the effect of therapeutic community programming and aftercare treatment completion on rearrest rates in the Southwest United States across 25 years. The asymptote of rearrest trajectories did not occur until 10 years post-release, although this varied by risk classification. Treatment receipt was not related to 25-year rearrest trajectories. However, people classified as higher
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The Golden Anniversary of Mass Incarceration in America The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Arthur J. Lurigio
The year 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of mass incarceration in the United States. For six decades, the U.S. incarceration rate has been near the top among all countries worldwide. In five major sections, this article offers a brief retrospective on mass incarceration. The first defines the nature of prison sentences. The second describes the current prison population's characteristics. The third
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The Sociology of Contraband: Examining the Correlates of Illicit Drugs, Cellphones, and Weapons in U.S. Prisons The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-31 Bryce E. Peterson, Ki Deuk Kim, Rochisha Shukla
Contraband negatively affects the safety and security of correctional institutions. Extant research has relied on descriptive analyses or limited measures of contraband. Drawing upon established theories of institutional misbehavior—the deprivation model, importation model, and management perspective–the study examines facility-level and correctional population characteristic correlates of contraband
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Drug Use Stigma and Reprisal: Barriers to Prison Needle Exchange in Canada The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-31 Ann De Shalit, Emily van der Meulen, Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Rhiannon Thomas
After years of advocacy by a range of civil society groups, supported by scholarly and empirical research, Canada's federal prison service implemented a needle exchange program at select carceral institutions in 2018. Since the program rollout, however, uptake has remained minimal. To understand why, we conducted the first independent and national study of the program, interviewing 30 people who were
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Did COVID-19 Affect News Media Representations of Prisons, Inmates, and Correctional Officers? A Look Prior and Postpandemic The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Jennifer Weger, Michael Weinrath, Steven Kohm
This study examines news media representations of Canadian prisons pre and post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of interest was how media framed coverage of punishment and prisons with respect to discrete, event-driven traditional myths (prisons are dangerous, inmates are violent, correctional officers are cruel) versus more systemic, reform-oriented stories (more rehabilitation needed, racialized
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“Why Is Your Interpretation of My Experience the Only One That Counts?” A Comparison of Providers’ and Young Women's Perceptions of Their Needs The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jill Leslie Rosenbaum
This article draws on the author's 2023 Western Society of Criminology Paul Tappan Award address on her seminal work with adolescent girls in Flint Michigan. Echoing the major theme from that address, the article focuses on the need for practitioners and academics to collaborate and more actively engage in targeting programs relevant to the needs of young women. The Flint study identified great discrepancies
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The End of Public/Private Partnership Prisons in the Department of Correctional Services of South Africa The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Lukas Muntingh
South Africa has two fully privatised prisons, each housing some 3,000 prisoners. Their history has been mired in controversy from the start, and this has not improved over a period of nearly 25 years. Recent events affecting the security and integrity of the two facilities provide a useful opportunity to reflect on these private prisons as well as wider issues regarding private sector involvement
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Approaches to Successfully Delivering Rehabilitative Services in Prison: Perspectives from Non-Uniform Correctional Staff in Eight States The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Susan Dewey, Brittany VandeBerg, Susan Roberts
Non-uniform staff help create prison social climate by providing services that include educational and vocational classes, mental health counseling, employment and reentry preparedness, and family-strengthening activities. The present study examines how non-uniform correctional staff perceive their association with successful delivery of rehabilitative services in correctional settings. After accompanying
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Perceived Environmental Quality Indicators as Health-Enabling Elements Within Prisons The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Susana Alves, Cristina Cabras, Diego Bellini, Marino Bonaiuto
This study evaluates the transition from an older to a new prison facility in Italy to help researchers understand the health-enabling features within prisons from incarcerated persons’ point of view. A total of 216 inmates completed a questionnaire that measured the prison's environmental quality and quality-of-life related constructs. Bivariate correlations show that as inmates’ environmental perceptions
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A Typology of Family Relationships among Older Adults in Prison The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Hila Avieli
Despite the growing interest in older incarcerated persons, the issue of their relationships with their families has been understudied. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the ways in which older adults in prison construct, maintain, and navigate familial relationships with spouses and/or adult children. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was utilized to analyze interviews with
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Examining the Mediating Effects of Organizational Trust on the Relationship between Organizational Justice and Job Attitudes among Correctional Staff The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Eric G. Lambert, Nancy L. Hogan, Monica Solinas-Saunders, Weston J. Morrow, Samuel G. Vickovic
Drawing from organizational justice theory, this study examined the mediating effects of organizational trust on the association between organizational justice (i.e. in the forms of distributive and procedural justice) and the job attitudes of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in a sample of 220 correctional staff employed full-time at a high-security prison in the U.S. Midwest. Ordinary
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A Prison to Higher Ed Pipeline: The Education Transition Coordination Program The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Stephanie Hartwell, Toycia Collins, Oliva Furlow, Trent Sheldon, Sheryl Kubiak, Terrell Topps
The Educational Transition Coordination program is a pilot intervention at Wayne State University with the goals of increasing the well-being and economic mobility of formerly incarcerated individuals who confront both structural and functional difficulties navigating community reentry. This article describes the program, the population served, the evaluation to date, including functional and structural
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“Making a Difference”: Unpacking the Positives in Correctional Work and Prison Life From the Perspective of Correctional Workers The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Rosemary Ricciardelli, Matthew S. Johnston, Katharina Maier
Prisons are rarely conceptualized as promoting “positivity” in the lives of people who are incarcerated (PWAI) or correctional workers (CWs). Analyzing data from 908 open-ended survey responses of ...
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Understanding Filipino Jail Detainees’ Self-Harming Behavior: A Grounded Theory Explortion The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Julie Ann Clemente-Faustino, Allan B. de Guzman
This grounded theory exploration aims to advance a theory that explains the development of self harming behavior (SHB) among a select group of Filipino jail detainees. Using the Classical Glaserian...
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Exploring the Effects of Multiple Dimensions of Organizational Justice on Correctional Staff Job Stress The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Eric G. Lambert, Francis Boateng, Jianhong Liu, Richard Tewksbury, Jinwu Zhang, Shanhe Jiang
The primary purpose of the current study was to assess the role of organizational justice in understanding prison staff job stress. Specifically, the authors surveyed 322 correctional employees acr...
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Negotiating Toilet Access: A Qualitative Exploration of Women's Incarceration The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Amy B. Smoyer, Paige Schwarz, Deepa Camenga, Leslie Rickey
Norms and behaviors about toileting in prison can expand understanding of women's lived experience of incarceration. Knowledge about this subject is significant because access to clean, safe toilet...
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Evaluating the use of PTSD Assessment Tools Within the U.S. Prison Setting: An Exploratory Analysis The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Brandon C. Dulisse, Matthew W. Logan, Andrea R. Hazlewood
The identification and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in carceral settings remain a fundamental concern for practitioners, policy-makers, and incarcerated persons (IPs) alike. I...
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Through Hope and Struggle: The Impact of “Gaisce – The President's Award” on Young Adults in Irish Prisons The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Silvia Gagliardi, Orlaith Rice
This article is an exploratory study of young adult incarcerees’ perspectives on the impact of “Gaisce,” a self-development program for youth in Irish custody. Drawing on 10 semistructured intervie...
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Retiring in a Prison Cell: The South African Sentenced Older Adult Male Offender The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Karen Booyens, Stephan Geyer, Andries Masenge
The purpose of this study was to create a profile of the sentenced older adult male offender incarcerated in South African prisons. The findings of this investigation are based on face-to-face surv...
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Canadian Prison Environments: A Mixed Methods Analysis The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Michael Weinrath, Rosemary Ricciardelli
The current study uses a mixed methods approach to assess quality of prison life in Canada's Atlantic provincial correctional institutions. Questions from the Measurement of the Quality of Prison L...
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Understanding and Preventing Ideologically Justified Violence in Custodial Settings: The MICO Paradigm The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Christopher Dean
Internationally, secure institutions face a range of challenges presented by detainees convicted or suspected of terrorism-related crimes and those interested or involved in groups that support ide...
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Can Rehabilitation Work in Military Prison? A Theoretical Framework Based on the Israeli Case The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Lea Itzik
Israel's military prisons operate a rehabilitation program for imprisoned soldiers based on a psychosocial diagnosis. The program's essential aim is to help soldiers complete their service and avoi...
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A Symposium to Mark the Publication, by New York University Press, of Ian O’Donnell's Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Rosemary Gido, Derek S. Jeffreys, Cormac Behan, Kimmett Edgar, Bethany E. Schmidt, Gorazd Mesko, Mary K. Stohr, Ashley T. Rubin
Recognizing the major scholarly contributions to criminology by the noted Irish criminologist, Ian O’Donnell, The Prison Journal invited seven contemporary corrections and punishment scholars to of...
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Experiences of Vulnerability in Adult Male Prisoners: An Integrative Review The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-12-09 Vanessa Heaslip, Caspian Dugdale, Jonathan Parker, Berit Johnsen, Sarah Hean
Vulnerability linked to offenders tends to focus on victims and society. Understanding prisoner vulnerability is important to better address the negative impact of prison life. This article reviews...
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A Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Studies on Self-harming Behavior in the Correctional Setting The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Julie Ann R. Clemente-Faustino, Allan B. de Guzman
Non-suicidal self-injurious or deliberate self-harming behavior is a significant mental health issue, particularly among vulnerable incarcerated people experiencing the psychological stresses of im...
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Risky Justice of the Law: The Impact of Risk-Assessment Tools on Aboriginal Offenders’ Overrepresentation in Canada's Federal Prisons The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Reza Barmaki
Official narratives have often blamed the Aboriginal peoples of Canada for their over-representation in Canada's federal prisons. This article argues that the problem is partially due to the proble...
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Sexual Behaviors and Desires of Inmates in a Finnish Prison: A Survey Study With Population-Based Comparisons The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Annika Gunst, Irmeli Ryömä, Madeleine Andersson, Mari Laine, Patrick Jern
Using paper surveys, we investigated sexual behaviors and desires of 181 inmates in a Finnish prison. Conjugal visits, sexual desire, and gender were the strongest predictors of sexual activity. Re...
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Serious, Violent, and Chronic Prison Misconduct: Are the Predictors the Same for Women and Men? The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Matthew W. Logan, Joshua Long, Matt DeLisi, Andrea R. Hazlewood
Inmate misconduct is a focal concern among those who live and work in prisons, and is committed primarily by a few offenders with discernable backgrounds. The current study examines the most prolif...
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Gender Differences in Abusive Parenting among Incarcerated Parents in Japan The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Ayako Sasaki, Akemi Mochizuki, Daiki Yoshihara
This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of abusive parenting among the incarcerated population in Japan. Using a national survey of incarcerated parents (95 women and 79 men), the resul...
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The Effects of Procedural Justice on Obligation to Obey, and Compliance among Incarcerated Offenders in South Africa The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Paul Oluwatosin Bello, Thabiso Donald Matshaba
This study explores the impacts of procedural justice on incarcerated offenders’ obligation to obey, and compliance with correctional rules and procedures in selected South African correctional cen...
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Interventions to Prevent Prison Violence: A Scoping Review of the Available Research Evidence The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Andrew Day, Danielle Newton, David Cooke, Armon Tamatea
Although a reasonably large body of knowledge is now available to describe prison violence, much less is known about the effectiveness of violence prevention interventions. In this scoping review, ...
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The Well-Being Impacts Associated with College in Prison: A Comparison of Incarcerated and Non-Incarcerated Students Who Identify as Women The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Sarah Y. Moore, Tanya Erzen
Benefits of college in prison (CIP) programs often center on reduced recidivism and other post-release adjustment outcomes. This article argues for broader recognition of positive outcomes to inclu...
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Restorative Justice Programs in Czech Prisons: The Role of Perceived Usefulness and Familiarity with the Program The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Jan Tomasek, Eva Krulichova, Petra Masopust Sachova
The main objective of this study is to examine interest in the implementation of five restorative justice programs as reported by 225 employes of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic and to ide...
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Informing Correctional Officer Discretion: A Co-Response Model and the Legal Vulnerabilities Inherent in Prison Work The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Rosemary Ricciardelli
I draw data from an ethnographic experience of participating in correctional officer training at the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to explore the position of prisoner health in informing cor...
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“A Futile Activity”: Reflections on Imprisonment in India through Kobad Ghandy’s Fractured Freedom: A Prison Memoir (2021) The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-07 Basil N. Darlong Diengdoh
Prison writing in India has not been adequately engaged with, either in its literary bounds or its implications on prison conditions and administration. With the majority of incarcerations consisti...
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The Experience of Transgender Women Prisoners Serving a Sentence in a Male Prison: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-09 Joanne M. Brooke, Karolina Biernat, Nina Shamaris, Victoria Skerrett
Due to social exclusion and direct and indirect discrimination, there is a disproportionate representation of transgender individuals in prison. The aim of this article is to report the findings of...
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The Correctional Services Canada Institutional Mother Child Program: A Look at the Numbers The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Martha Paynter, Ruth Martin-Misener, Adelina Iftene, Gail Tomblin Murphy
Women are the fastest growing population in federal prison in Canada. Women's incarceration has significant implications for families, as approximately two-thirds have children who face intergenera...
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The Prevalence of Clinical Depression and Its Associated Factors Among Adult Inmates in Kajang Prison, Malaysia The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Yusadilah M. Yaacob, Salmi Razali, Yuhaniz Ahmad
Information on clinical depression and its associated factors among prison inmates is especially scarce in countries of lower middle income. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of clinica...
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Violent Institutional Misconduct in the Transition from Juvenile to Adult Correctional Facilities The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-08-22 Chad R. Trulson, Jessica M. Craig, Jonathan W. Caudill, Matt DeLisi
This study examines patterns of violent institutional misconduct among a cohort of serious juvenile offenders who were incarcerated in state-level juvenile correctional facilities and then state ad...
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Identifying the Impact of Incarceration on Parenting: An Examination of Incarcerated Parents' Perceptions in the “Reading for a Change” Program in Colorado The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-08-22 Kyle C. Ward, MacKenzie Shrake, Rachel Candelaria, Casey Lloyd, Samantha Qualkenbush
This study examines the relationship between incarcerated parents and their children. A total of 110 participants in the “Reading for a Change” program at three Colorado correctional facilities wer...
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‘Would You Prefer Jail or Probation?’ Differences in Sanctioning Preferences among White, Black, and Latinx Adults The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Eric J. Wodahl, Leanne Fiftal Alarid, John H. Bowman, IV
Research on perceptions of sanction severity reveals a gap between White and Black respondents in terms of their preferences for incarceration compared to alternative punishments. Little is known, ...
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“It Ain’t Home Base No More:” Sentencing Reform and Dynamic County Jail Inmate Politics The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-13 Jonathan W. Caudill, Chad R. Trulson, Matt DeLisi, James W. Marquart
Inmate politics in prisons has been well chronicled. Yet, little is known about the role of inmate politics in county jails. Utilizing data from a natural experiment and complied through longitudin...
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An Exploratory Factor Analysis of a Prison Rape Elimination Act Survey in a Women's Prison The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-13 Margaret E. Shippen, Nicholas C. Derzis, Angela Hall, Sharon Weaver
Even with the dramatic increase in the number of female inmates in state and federal correctional institutions in recent decades, the criminal justice system continues to develop policies based on ...
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Ghana Prison Officers’ Understanding and Practices of International Human Rights Instruments and Guidelines that Protect the Rights of Prisoners The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Harrison Kwame Golo
Research on prison officers’ understanding and compliance with the international human rights instruments for the protection of prisoners’ rights and guidelines for justice administration remains scanty. Drawing on data from scenario-based interviews of 24 selected prison officers in the four largest prison facilities in Ghana, this article seeks to explore how Ghana prison officers understand and
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The Association Between Anxiety and Time to Community Release in a Sample of Incarcerated Women The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-06-27 Dawn M. Pflugradt, Bradley P. Allen, Stephanie Butler
Although the sociocultural factors impeding successful community re-integration for incarcerated women have been researched extensively, few studies have examined associated psychological influences. This study explored if there was a relationship between self-reported symptoms of anxiety and time to release from prison for a sample of incarcerated women. The results revealed that total self-reported
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Correctional Medical Care for Female Prisoners: Legal Issues Surrounding Inadequate Treatment of Chronic and/or Preexisting Health Conditions The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Chelsi Lamberton, Michael S. Vaughn
Research shows incarcerated women suffer more chronic and/or preexisting health conditions than their male counterparts. Through the lens of federal court litigation pursuant to Title 42 U.S. Code ...
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Reducing the Use of Segregation for People with Serious Mental Illness The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-05-02 Serena Maszak-Prato, Leigh Graham
This study, using data from a state correctional agency, examines the use of segregation for people with serious mental illness in prisons. Our investigation shows deviations from departmental policy regarding the housing of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI); frequent use of segregation as a response to self-harm episodes and suicide attempts; and that people determined to be most impaired
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A Brief Relationship Education Pilot Intervention for Men Post Release The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-05-02 Sesen Negash, Patricia N. E. Roberson, Eman Tadros, Shannon Y. DeJesus
Romantic relationships are often fraught with challenges for individuals post-release. Yet, few relationships-focused services are offered during this important and complex transitional period. Using pre- and post-test survey data, this pilot study of 63 men living in a residential substance treatment facility post release evaluated the impact of a 20-h individual-oriented relationship education (RE)
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Female Prisoners, Mental Health, and Contact with Family and Friends The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-29 Katarzyna Celinska, Irina Fanarraga
The present study explores the psychological symptoms of 194 female inmates housed in a northeast state prison. Imprisoned women completed Derogatis’ (2001) Brief Symptom Inventory-18 and responded to questions on the frequency of contact with family and friends via phone calls, letters, and visitations. The results showed significant correlations between psychological symptoms and modes of contact
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What Really Happens in Vegas?: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of Nevada's First Day Reporting Center The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Linsey A. Belisle, Matthew P. West, William H. Sousa
The current study is one of few to utilize a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the effects of a Day Reporting Center (DRC). Individuals on community supervision were randomly assigned to the DRC group or the control group. Path models examined the direct and indirect effects of DRC participation on social outcomes, revocations, and violations. Findings suggest that DRCs might effectively
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Evaluation of the Predictive Validity of a Risk-Need-Responsivity Assessment Tool (RNR-A) in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Peter Johansson Bäckström, Maria Danielsson, Louise C. Starfelt Sutton, Dan Andersson
To appraise the “real-world” implementation of the risk principle, this study examined the predictive validity of a Risk-Need-Responsivity assessment in the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Reconviction rates at 24 months follow-up in a cohort of 2,442 offenders were used to assess calibration and discrimination indices. Results indicated acceptable predictive accuracy (AUC = .68–.74), with scope
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“The Course of Love Never Did Run Smooth”: Ex-Inmates’ Attitudes Toward Heterosexual Romantic Relationships The Prison Journal (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Noa Granot, Tomer Einat
This study examines the attitudes of 15 male ex-inmates toward heterosexual romantic relationships during imprisonment as viewed retrospectively. The interviewees expressed ambivalence regarding these intimate partnerships, which were a source of difficulty in prison and upon reentry into society. We conclude that prison services could better help inmates to improve these relationships, thus reducing