Menstrual Inequality in Women's Correctional Facilities

The purpose of this analysis is to examine how those who menstruate while incarcerated experience menstrual inequality within correctional settings. This research focuses on vulnerable populations of menstruators most likely to experience menstrual inequality and the underlying causes of this systematic inequality within the prison industrial complex in the United States. The content of this work will focus on how menstruating bodies face stigma, discrimination, and punitive treatment within correctional institutions throughout the United States. Based on the lack of access to feminine hygiene products and adequate restroom facilities within correctional institutions, menstruators face potential issues of privacy, concealment, and additional shame and stigma. This research suggests potential avenues where menstrual injustice could be remedied through future legislation centered around basic human rights and access to products for all incarcerated menstruators.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Justice Studies

Year

2023

Author dc:creator

• Sexton, Tara Lee

• Abject;Corrections;Criminology;Menstruating Bodies;Menstruation;Monstrous Bodies
• Criminology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/796

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1794