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Pedagogy of individual choice and female inmate reentry in the U.S. Southwest.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21864909     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Much of the mental health, substance use, and educational programming within a particular women's prison in the southwestern United States promotes individual choice and agency. Incarcerated women from rural areas are told that their ability to succeed outside of prison is primarily dependent upon their personal choices. Comparably little attention is given to preparing women for their upcoming release or to overcoming structural barriers that could undermine successful reentry within rural communities. As a result, these returning citizens, many of whom grapple with mental illness and alcohol or drug dependence, blame themselves for their inability to surmount these barriers. In this qualitative research, we draw upon the perspectives of 99 incarcerated women to clarify how ideologies of individual choice promulgated in reentry pedagogy clash with contextual factors within rural communities to derail the reentry process. We also consider community reentry from Amartya Sen's capabilities framework and discuss how this model could inform needed interventions.
Authors:
Nicole Coffey Kellett; Cathleen Elizabeth Willging
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-08-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of law and psychiatry     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1873-6386     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Law Psychiatry     Publication Date:    2011 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-12     Completed Date:  2012-01-20     Revised Date:  2013-03-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806862     Medline TA:  Int J Law Psychiatry     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  256-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
University of Maine at Farmington, 246 Main Street Farmington, Maine 04938-1994, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Choice Behavior*
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Prisoners / psychology*
Rural Population
Social Adjustment*
Southwestern United States
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R34 MH082186/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R34 MH082186-03/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
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