Life ‘HerStories’ of Imprisoned Women

This paper collects incarcerated women’s testimonies of their lives that illustrates who are the people behind the incarceration numbers. Through their stories, the different dimensions of oppression they have experienced are brought out. In addition to gender, the dimensions of race and social clas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ribeiro, Fernanda Silva de Assis, Godinho, Letícia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Repositorio:Dilemas : Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.ufrj.br:article/33963
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/dilemas/article/view/33963
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:female incarceration, criminal selectivity, life stories, gender, race
encarceramento feminino, seletividade penal, histórias de vida, gênero, raça
Descripción
Sumario:This paper collects incarcerated women’s testimonies of their lives that illustrates who are the people behind the incarceration numbers. Through their stories, the different dimensions of oppression they have experienced are brought out. In addition to gender, the dimensions of race and social class, the use of illegal drugs by relatives, violence and the experience within the criminal justice and prison system carry out an important role in these women’s lives. The interviews were conducted in a female prison unit, in a pregnant and lactating unit, and in an Association for Protection and Assistance to Convicts. They were “transcreated” and analyzed.