Motherhood after Incarceration: Community Reintegration for Mothers in the Criminal Legal System

by Summer Newell and Melissa Thompson

Motherhood after Incarceration: Community Reintegration for Mothers in the Criminal Legal System explores the relationships of women with their children immediately after periods of incarceration. The analysis draws on in-depth interviews with 39 women who are mothers and who had recently been released in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. Using data collected from these interviews, the authors address three interrelated questions: (1) How...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036736509X
• ISBN13: 9780367365097
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"