Citation

Willging CE, Nicdao EG, Trott EM, Kellett NC. Women Crim. Justice 2016; 26(2): 145-164.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology/Anthropology, University of Maine, Farmington, 240 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938, nicole.kellett@maine.edu , .

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08974454.2015.1067174

PMID

27274615

Abstract

Incarceration and community reentry for rural women reflect gendered processes. We draw upon in-depth semi-structured interviews and focus groups to examine the return of women prisoners to underserved rural communities, while attending to the perspectives of their closest social supporters. Our findings underscore the complexity of the reentry process for rural women and its particular impact on their families. We challenge dominant discourses of personal responsibility that detract from the structura violence and injustice shaping reentry experiences for women and their social supporters. We also consider the policy implications of discharge and reentry planning for rural women and their families, as well as strategies to reduce recidivism.

Language: en