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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"post incarceration"”.
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The Case of Reintegration of Women Post Incarceration
… successful reintegration of the participant post incarceration.
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Maintaining Medicaid and MAT : policy analysis for post-incarceration
… Exclusion Policy (MIEP) suspends Medicaid during incarceration, creating healthcare access gaps upon release, particularly for those with substance use disorders. Michigan House Bill 5698 (2024) aims to address these gaps by mandating Medicaid reactivation and comprehensive mental health discharge …
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Exploring the Maternal Parenting Experiences During and Post-incarceration in South Africa
… experiences of mothers during and after incarceration. Through a qualitative approach, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven formerly incarcerated mothers who had been in South African correctional facilities. Thematic analysis revealed four primary themes: (i) …
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An Examination of the Bachelor's Degree Attainment Experiences of African American Males Post-Incarceration
… males are disproportionately targeted for incarceration in a system reminiscent of the system of slavery abolished after the civil war. As the cycle of recidivism plays itself out in this nation, this research examines the experiences of Black males who have broken the cycle to reestablish …
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Power and performativity in prison: exploring male sex workers' experiences and performances of gender and sexuality pre/during/post-incarceration
… been incarcerated and continue into sex work post-release. Biographical interviews were conducted with 15 men who were participants in a male sex work support group. Findings revealed two overarching themes in the narratives that explain how men construct and perform their gendered and sexual …
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Assessing the Risk, Addressing the Need: A Mixed Method Approach to Designing a Strengths-Based, Post-incarceration, Correctional Assessment for Women
… the criminal justice system. The rapid growth of incarceration among women has led scholars and researchers to address the growing needs and risk levels that lead to increased recidivism rates. The creation of assessment tools specifically focused on female populations began in 1999. However, …
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Seeing the State: Women, Incarceration, and Social Marginality
… (1) How does the state structure women's post-incarceration experiences? (2) How do these post-incarceration experiences relate to women's experiences of criminalization and incarceration? (3) How do women respond to criminalization, incarceration, and post-incarceration? By centering …
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'They Call it a Healing Lodge, but Where is the Healing?': Indigenous Women, Identity, and Incarceration Programming
… on Indigenous women’s cultural identities post-incarceration. Despite attempts to alleviate Indigenous incarceration numbers since 1999, Indigenous women in Canada continue to be one of the fastest growing federally incarcerated populations, as their numbers have more than doubled since …
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Examing the effects of apology and compensation on participants' perceptions of exonerees.
… suggests that exonerees experience stigma post-incarceration that causes reintegration difficulties (Westervelt & Cook, 2010). Using Weiner’s (1993) theory of social motivation, we investigated whether apology or compensation influenced perceptions of exonerees. Participants read vignettes …
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The Transformative Power of STEM: Oral History Narratives of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Pursuing STEM Degrees
… programs. The United States' disproportionate incarceration rate, coupled with stark racial and gender disparities, underscores the need for educational pathways that facilitate successful reintegration into society. This research aims to document and analyze the experiences of individuals who …
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Former Inmates’ Perceptions and Beliefs About The Value of Earning a High School Diploma
… on the perceptions of education prior to incarceration. This constructivist narratological case study sought to explore the lived experiences of six former inmates, four African American and two Mexican American from a Midwest Correctional Facility who entered prison without a high school …
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Exploring reentry: The role of functioning, vocational identity, and core self-evaluations on community integration
Individuals that have experienced incarceration are an underserved population in need of career development to reduce barriers to employment. Given the high rates of disability and health concerns for individuals that have been previously incarcerated, this study explored the relationships between …
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Easing Reentry of Incarcerated Youth With and Without Disabilities Through Employability and Social Skills Training
… is critical for successful transition from incarceration back in to the community. Limited information is available about programs that positively impact post-incarceration employment for juveniles, however. Practitioners face the challenge of selecting effective curriculum, interventions, …
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Relationship Narratives: Appalachian Women's Experiences with Familial Process of Reentry
The reentry process post incarceration has been identified to be difficult in the most ideal of situations and family support has been shown to be nearly essential to avoid re-incarceration (Bahr, Armstrong, Gibbs, Harris and Fisher, 2005; Visher and Travis, 2003). This study is a first attempt to …
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Experiences and Perceptions of Depression in Young Black Men after Incarceration
… housing and maintaining self-sufficiency post incarceration. Felony records result in considerable social and economic vulnerability, which place many young Black men at risk for depression. However, very little is known about depression in young Black men or how depression is experienced …
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Embracing Messiness: Life and Leadership After Prison
<p>Incarceration rates for women have increased by 840% since 1980. Incarcerated women are disproportionately uneducated, poor, women of color with an 80% likelihood of being mothers. The process of negotiating self-concept is complicated considering the many stigmas being a formerly incarcerated …
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An Exploratory Study of the Impact of the Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative (BAMBI) in Previously Incarcerated Mothers
… of children living in the mother’s household post incarceration. Conversely, however, the number of children in the household was the most significant predictor of an increased risk for infants to have insecure attachment to mothers. Results of this study provided initial data on effects of a …
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Formerly Incarcerated Adults in Higher Education: A Life-History Study of a Restorative Approach to Prisoner Reentry
… world’s “leading jailer” with both the highest incarceration rate and the largest number of prisoners. Each year more than 700,000 inmates are released from prison and re-enter their communities. The majority of released prisoners lack the necessary education, work experience, and life skills to …
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Moving Toward A Holistic Understanding Of Recidivism
… ineffective rehabilitation, and inadequate post-incarceration preparation.</p> <p>This narrative study sought to create the foundation for a Holistic Understanding of Recidivism by interviewing three incarcerated, young adult, African American males who had multiple incarcerations. The …
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Reinscribing and reimagining linguistic and social hierarchies in a prison-based language and literacy program
… as a means for addressing the issue of mass incarceration in the U.S. This study examines the language ideologies and discourses which shaped the teaching of English in LP and interrogates how the associated practices and policies either contributed to rearticulating or breaking down social …