Women In Prisons

622). In this correctional institution, the nurses ensure that the prescribed medications are taken at the clinic to ensure that inmates don’t illegally sell the prescribed medication to other inmates. In addition, the nurses stores the medical supplies that can be a safety threat to the environment in a safe area, so the inmates has no access to them. In addition, Nies and McEwen (2015) has stated that “the nurses must maintain an escape route to use if a situation of personal violence is imminent” (p. 622). When the nurses are providing care to the inmates, the door were never closed to ensure that there is an escape route. Also, there is a correctional officer sitting right at the entrance to maintain security within the health care clinic and oversee the safety of the health care providers and

Prisons today are pushed to their limits, both state, and federal prisons. Inmates are forced to live in unsanitary, unhealthy, unsafe, and poor conditions. Men and woman should not be made to sleep on floors, sleep in tents outside, or fight for a spot in a long line to shower. This issue needs to be addressed, and some states have proceeded to do so and have had great results.

These women need regular medical surveillance even for the minor things. According to Cynthia Chandler and Carol Kingery, “The dramatic increase in imprisonment in the United States has been accompanied by epidemic rates of HIV among prisoners. Moreover, women currently incarcerated in the U.S. suffer disproportionately higher rates of HIV infection than do free people and male prisoners.” These women need counseling and therapy especially if they have cancer, HIV/ AIDS, or mental illnesses. This neglect can be extremely fetal. Many women have already died because of this; we do not want the numbers to increase. Proper treatment is necessary.

Less than half of the jails, 37.7%, reported that they give pregnancy tests to all women who enter the facility. While 45.3% reported that they rely on the women’s self report of pregnancy status and performed tests to confirm pregnancy. Once pregnancy was confirmed less than 30% of the facilities informed women of options such as adoption or termination. All of the jails reported to having onsite medical care, the majority of the jails reported that they do not charge for OB/GYN medical services. However, almost one third of the facilities reported that they do not have onsite OB/GYN care instead they transport women outside of the jail for medical care. Lastly, only 68% of the jails reported to providing infection disease screening, and only 44% provide ultrasounds to women during

Soon everything the prisoners did became a privilege, including using the bathroom. Lights were shut off at ten o’clock at night and after that point, the prisoners would be forced to use the buckets left in their cell as toilet; this further tarnished the environment of the prison.

Male prisoners also continue to make up the majority of the prison population. However, women prisoner rates have been on the rise and have exceeded that of male growth rates since 1995. In fact, due to the increase of the women prison population, various issues have arisen which require women to be treated differently from men. Such issues correctional facility’s face because of this increase include program delivery, housing conditions, medical care, staffing, and security (American Corrections, 2016). These problems are in part due to the different social and economic differences women are faced with in prison and while preparing for their release back to society.

(Ferst & Erickson-Owens, 2008) Many of these women were lacking education, had been unemployed or underemployed and were lacking adequate health insurance prior to being incarcerated. (Siefert & Pimlott, 2001) In general, most women enter the prison system with a plethora of physical and emotional obstacles; in addition, the health concerns of pregnancy and childbirth increase the challenges presented to institution medical staff to provide the necessary medical and emotional support that this woman will need. The prison health care system has improved considerably over recent years, especially in the area of women’s health and mental health services, often times due to intervention by health, women and civil rights advocacy groups. (Birth, 2000)

Contrary to popular belief, it is expensive being a prisoner. Not much is handed out and free for use. Even the simplest things like Advil can cost five dollars. Prisoners do not get everything they need or want for free while they are incarcerated because it all comes at a price. In Erin George’s book, A Woman Doing Life (2015), she speaks about how “One twenty-minute call can cost up to thirteen dollars.”

Male and female prisons differ in some ways, but one thing that is the same is that the inmates suffer from depression, stress, and anxiety each day for the rest of their lives. It is hard to imagine what they face through everyday incarcerated or not. When prisoners are in jail, they have to deal with drama believe it or not. They might form groups determined by race and talk negative things about each other or think one race is better than another. Women prisons do this more often than men prisons. An example from the show Orange is the New Black of prison drama is when a prisoner stole a hand mirror from another prisoner. It is stupid things like that. They have to deal with the crappy food, crappy roommates if they can have one, and not being able to have the freedom. They have strict rules on when they can have visitors and when they can take a phone call. If you committed a crime that is super bad, then you do not get these privileges. When there time is up, they have to worry about where to go, finding a job, family, and more. Some of them come out of there and have no family to help them seek shelter and help them financially. Some just have to live on the streets for a bit until they have some money. It is very difficult to find a stable job with committing a crime on your record. They probably could get hired on at a fast food restaurant or at a factory, but they won’t make much to be

In my research, I read an academic journal, articles and watched two documentaries that support my claim. Which is that women go through many obstacles like mental health, sexual harassment, and inequality in and out of prison. In the Documentary 20/20 “A Nation of Women Behind Bars,” by Diane Sawyer. She visits four prisons and interviews women on the crimes they committed and if they changed in the time they were incarcerated. Nicole Koester is from Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup. She is married

Of the assaults that occur in prison, half of the crimes are committed by the guards, the people who are supposed to be protecting the people behind bars. In fact, statistics show that 49% of all assaults experienced by prisoners are made by guards. These crimes range from verbal assault to non-consensual penetration, making these crimes a serious issue among prisoners. Sadly, these rates are even higher in all-female prisons. The reason for that being there aren’t many female prison guards and cross guarding in prison is allowed, but is supposed to be kept to a minimum - although that rarely happens.

This research paper will focusing on incarcerated female inmates in the US prison system. Mainly the systemacy, environment and also the ills which is hindering its advancement of this sector of the criminal justice system. Also, diving into the diversity, political affiliations etc.

There are many different services offered to inmates. Prison authorities provide basic human services to inmates. Medical services are one of the most important issues of corrections because of infectious diseases. 35 out of 43 state correctional systems have initiated a fee for medical services policy to reduce the major expense of health services. These fees are anywhere from $2 to $8 for each requested and nonemergency appointment. (Siegel & Bartollas, 2014 pg 245). Visitation service because many inmates are married and/or have kids and being locked up can put a strain on relationships. Visiting arrangements fall into the following categories: closed visits, limited-contact visits, informal-contact visits, freedom of grounds, and conjugal

Most prisons include jobs for inmates to work for a very small pay. Some of that pay either goes toward court fees, compensation, even child support, and whatever little is left can go toward an account in order to pay for items in a commissary-type situation to gain basic necessities. Studies show that people can be vulnerable to metal or physical illness if working in a stressful environment (Bringas-Molleda, 2015). However, if prisoners do not work for their pay, many will not be able to pay for the damage they cause nor pay for privileged items at the commissary. The added stress of improving job performance, paying for many court-ordered fines, and finding money to save to pay the prison money for needs such as toothpaste, can prove to

Once you enter a prison, you are in a completely different world. The sound of the door as it closes drives the realization home: your freedom is gone. Whatever luxuries you had before are gone. Everything you once took for granted you now long for, and contemplate with reverence. This being the case, there are now two new sets of rules you have to follow: the rules of the staff, and the rules of the inmates. Of course, these will conflict, but you have to deal with it now. Prison subculture is different from the outside world and even varies between men’s and women’s. The men’s subculture is probably the better known of the two. It has its own set of ebonics, attitudes, statuses, and values. Inmates say that