[ORDER SOLUTION] What Women are Facing While Incarcerated

Directions, Use any scholarly references to complete the prompt(s) listed below. The order must adhere to APA format, the initial response MUST be at least 250 words, and it MUST also include a 150-word response to EACH of the student’s posts. These responses should add to the conversation and not critique the student’s writing, grammar, or structure (stick to the facts). Also, try to compare their work to yours when possible. Prompt(s), Women face different issues when going to prison than men do. What are the main differences between men in prison and women in prison? Why do you think this is? Should we acknowledge these issues and do anything about them? Student posts, Kaitlyn The book states that, “About 14 percent of jail inmates are women…men make up 86 percent of the jail population…” (Siegel & Worrall, 2018, p 513). Because of this, women’s prison’s are normally smaller than a male prison. One big difference is that in a male prison, they tend to have gangs and other violent ‘friendships.’ In a woman’s prison, the women tend to come with make believe families. “This group contains masculine and feminine figures acting as fathers and mothers; some even act as children and take on the role of a brother or sister” (Siegel & Worrall, 2018, p 537). Woman use this as the stable life style that is desired, while in a male prison they are under a unwritten guideline called inmate social code, this is an attitude that is passed down by the older inmates to the younger ones expressing how they are suppose to act and behave (Siegel & Worrall, 2018, p 533). I think that women tend to be more nurturing while men tend to be more controlling. I think that is exactly why men’s prisons have a social code, while women’s prisons have families. Men are looking for respect in prison while women are fulling their family wants. Most people in prison come from broken homes, abuse, and harsh backgrounds. If we made counseling cheaper, such as marriage counseling, metal illness counseling, etc., then maybe our prisons wouldn’t be so full. The book also explains how in prison, counseling sessions are not private but within groups. If the prison could get better counseling giving to the inmates, they might be able to get out of prison and live a better life instead of getting put right back into jail. April Female jail inmates are about 14% compared to males making up 86% of jails. During the past two decades the percentage of adult females in jail have increased at a faster pace than that of males. Female jail inmates face many challenges. Most come from significantly disadvantaged backgrounds. Many incarcerated females have experienced abuse, and severe economic disadvantages, have high rates of lifetime trauma exposure and suffer from current mental disorders and drug/alcohol problems. (Seigel & Worrall, 2018, p513) Given this background, it is often difficult for female inmates to make a successful reentry into society. At the turn of the twentieth century, female inmates were viewed as morally depraved people, who flouted conventional rules of female behavior. The treatment between white and African-American women differed significantly. In some states, white women were placed in female-only reformatories designed to improve their deportment; black women were placed in male prisons, where they were put on chain gains and were subject to beatings. (Seigel & Worrall, 2018, p534-535) State jurisdictions have been responding to the influx of female offenders into the correctional system by expanding the facilities for housing and treating them. Women’s prisons tend to be smaller than those housing male inmates. Although some female institutions are strictly penal, with steel bars, concrete floors, and other security measures, the majority are non secure institutions similar to college dormitories and group homes in a community. Like men’s prisons, women’s prisons suffer from a lack of adequate training, health, treatment, and educational facilities. Psychological counseling often takes a form of group sessions conducted by laypeople, such as correctional officers. Most trained psychologists and psychiatrics restrict themselves to activities such as conducting intake classifications and court-ordered examinations and prescribing mood-controlling medications. (Seigel & Worrall, 2018,p 535)