The white paper synthesizes existing literature around higher education for formerly
incarcerated individuals and describes the need for more work in this area. More than …

Contributing to the international literature on reintegration and parole governance, we
examine the release experiences of women (n= 43) who served time in federal Canadian …

Desistance and re-entry literature has traditionally explored particular types of women's
relationships and social roles (such as maternal identities and familial relationships), while …

This report addresses a worrying gap in the knowledge about the effective resettlement of
girls and young women. Reviewing research literature in a number of relevant areas, it cross …

The launch of the Corston Report in 2007 is seen by many as a policy landmark, shifting the
ways that we think and treat criminal justice involved women in the UK. The report clearly …

As a key indicator of correctional performance, returns to custody are a topic of much
empirical inquiry, yet there remains considerable debate regarding questions around who …

Incarceration and community reentry for rural women reflect gendered processes. We draw
on in-depth semistructured interviews and focus groups to examine the return of women …

A growing body of research reveals a connection between maternal incarceration and
various child development outcomes. Even so, little is known about how the timing of …

This article is derived from the first New Zealand-based study to examine in detail the
potential role of motherhood in women's desistance. Narrative interviews were carried out …

In India, where institutional-based mental health care is common, gender and other
intersecting marginalized identities along with absent familial support contribute to women's …