Group #2, Angel, Bria, Mike, Shakira, Yashaira Women Imprisoned Group #2, Angel, Bria, Mike, Shakira, Yashaira

Female Institutions Are strictly Penal ( steel bars, concrete floors ext.) Majority are none secure and similar to college dormitories and group homes. Woman suffer from lack of adequate training Lack of health and treatment Lack of educational facilities. Little effort made to help with developing better parenting skills. Job-training opportunities are also a problem.

Exhibit 12.1

Female Inmates Unlike male inmates female inmates are younger (most are under 30) Minority group members Unmarried Undereducated Underemployed / Unemployed Poor, unskilled woman of color who have small children Have health problems History of abuse Incarcerated for low-level drug or property offenses.

Female Inmates #2 Women report of having substance abuse problems Three-fourth of women have used drug at some time in their lives. Because of prior history of drug abuse there is a higher risk of exposure to HIV Reports or trading sex for money or drugs (weekly of more often)

Sexual Violence in Women’s Prisons Female prisoners being sexually abused and exploited by male correctional workers Use of brute force, coercion to gain sexual control Lewd remarks , voyeurism, Assault and rape Perpetrator rarely go to trial Workers cover for each other Few of the women act with what is called “Adolescent behavior”

Adapting to Female Institution Forced to undergo a prison socialization fraught with danger and volatile situations Female inmates are more likely to mutilate their own bodies and to attempt suicide Make-believe family ( substitute family group – faux father, Mother, and siblings) Inmates may play multiple roles