In the United States, lawbreakers are treated as social isolates, and the sentences imposed
upon them are conceived of as affecting a discrete individual. However, people who commit …

Through the imprisonment of their kin and kith, mass incarceration brings millions of women—especially
poor women of color—into contact with the criminal justice system. These …

… Megan Comfort spent years getting to know women visiting … Yet Comfort also finds that with
social welfare weakened, … America’s massive prison system, Comfort’s book will be essential …

In the growing field of research on the consequences of criminal justice contact for family life,
a heavy emphasis has been placed on how imprisonment influences the emotional, …

In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to ensuring the health …

Concerned about their partners' potential desensitization to carceral existence and their
ensuing loss of ability to function outside of the penitentiary walls, women whose husbands, …

Political participation and citizens’ perceptions of the legitimacy and fairness of government
are central components of democracy. In this article, we examine one possible threat to …

<p>In an effort to deepen our understanding of how circumstances of forced separation and
the interdiction of physical contact affect women's sexual behavior, we investigated the …

Background Healthcare discrimination based on race/ethnicity is associated with decreased
healthcare access and utilization among racial/ethnic minority patients. Discrimination …

Since the mainstream racial awakening to pervasive and entrenched structural racism,
many organizations have made commitments and adopted practices to increase workplace …