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Hysterectomies alleged at Georgia ICE facility

December 31, 2020 by Edwin Chavez

Several immigrant women were deported back to their country of origin missing vital organs as well as a chance at the American dream. Immigrant women … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ICE - IMMIGRATION Tagged With: COVID-19, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, women

Happy Mother’s Day from the women at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility

May 29, 2019 by San Quentin News Staff

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Filed Under: WOMEN IN PRISON, YOUTH OFFENDERS Tagged With: mothers day, women, youth

Celebrating the holiday homecoming of incarcerated women

April 30, 2019 by San Quentin News Contributor

and the long lines of women who were always there to vis- it men who were incarcerated and show them love and sup- port, but when I was impris- oned for almost two decades, the few visits I received came from women family, friends and outside organizational supporters. The reality is that most currently and formerly incarcerated women do not experience an equal level of commitment, support and consideration as our male counterparts.” Most current penal polices neither respect nor promote the continuance of family and interpersonal bonds while women are incarcerated. As a result, women experience a lot more shame, blame and loss of prior identities due to the numerous roles they once played in the lives of those around them being disrupted by incarceration. All of these combined fac- tors create greater hurdles to reintegration and the reestab- lishment of a woman’s place in the community when she returns home. Most often, women cannot easily re- sume their previous roles and struggle to receive adequate enough support to create new identities in the community as returning citizens. A study by the U.S. De- partment of Health and Hu- man Services on women returning home from prison noted that women need to be supported with relational models in reintegration that are sensitive to their racial, ethnic and cultural back- Photo courtesy of LSPC A guest enjoying the event Women having a discussion at the event about the trials of reentry Photo courtesy of LSPC grounds. They also need programs that promote their self-worth and provide role models and mentors to help them navigate their reinte- gration and reentry. Organizations like LSPC, which was founded in 1978 to support the continued re- lationships of incarcerated parents and children, and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), founded in 1995 to address institutional abuse and sys- temic conditions women face while incarcerated, are work- ing to develop programs and models for reentry services that reflect the unique needs and challenges of returning women. According to Policy Manager and Event Coordinator Sabina Crocette, “LSPC developed the idea of celebrating and welcoming women home from jail, prison, detention and other forms of incarceration for the holidays each year as a means of acknowledging their importance and value as returning citizens and members of the community, who need to be respected and embraced throughout their journeys back home.” “A Woman’s Journey Home: Challenges for Fe- male Offenders and Their Children” (2001). U.S. De- partment of Health and Hu- man Services. The report can be found at: https://aspe.hhs. gov/basic-report/womans- journey-home-challenges- female-offenders-and-their- children.

After prison, women face different reentry barriers than men do, primarily be- cause women have much greater responsibilities (as caregivers, parents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Holidays, women

Hygiene products more readily available for incarcerated woman

April 30, 2019 by Administrators

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Female hygiene products are becoming more avail- able to incarcerated women, thanks to what is called “the menstrual equality movement,” according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Human Interest, hygiene products, newsweek magazine, women

Staff shortages have a greater negative impact on female prisoners

March 9, 2019 by Achilles

Courtesy of CDCR

Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is plagued by staff shortages that are having damaging effects on female prisoners’ care and critical services, reported Jeff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: budget, Federal BOP, Institutions, staff, state, women

Tourists unknowingly ask women prisoners for help

March 9, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

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Inmates, at a women’s prison in Raleigh North Carolina do an unusual job, according to an article in USA Today. They spend their days answering an 800 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, travel, women

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