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The socio-demographic characteristics and health needs of incarcerated women applying to a transitional housing re-entry program

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background The number of women under the jurisdiction of local, state, and federal correctional authorities has risen dramatically in the last several decades, increasing 646 percent from 1980 to 2010. As women are released from correctional facilities, they face legal restrictions, limited access to federal support programs and social stigma. These constraints can impact almost all parts of an individual’s social functioning, including one’s ability to obtain adequate housing, food, employment, education, credit cards, loans, parental rights, travel, and occupational licensing, increasing the likelihood of re-arrest

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/jk48-b638

Authors: Hansoti, Esha, Raber, Margaret, Schick, Vanessa, Welch, Alycia, Link, Andrea, Roth, Isabel

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4416023738

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