Ways Female Prisoners are Similar Many of the female prisoners who were interviewed conveyed similar situations in which they felt dehumanized throughout their time in the correctional facility. Some described horrendous living conditions, in which one individual was forced to reside in a room that had broken plumbing. Another situation involved an inmate being forced to give birth while shackled, and only being allowed to spend two days with her child before returning to prison. I think this proves that our correctional system places more of a value on punishing individuals who break the law, rather than rehabilitating those individuals and creating productive members of society. Continuously, many expressed similar childhood experiences, and a guilt they had about putting their families through similar situations.
Similar Childhood Experiences of Prisoners These women expressed similar experiences of abandonment, sexual and physical abuse, expose to drugs through parents,
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We offer very few programs to integrate these individuals back into society, and they are often unable to becoming functional members again. I think this sets former prisoners up for failure, so that they will commit offenses again, and end up reincarcerated.
Ways Children Are Emotionally Traumatized by the Incarceration of Their Mothers I must admit that I took some time for self-care after we watched this film. My mother has been in and out of prisons and rehab facilities since I was young, and this film brought back a lot of memories I had repressed. The trauma of having a parent imprisoned, coupled with this shame and fear is a lot for kids to have to deal with. It’s easy to begin resenting one’s parent, especially when one begins to think that their actions seemed like a choice of separation.
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