Throwaway Moms: Maternal Incarceration and the Criminalization of Female Poverty
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Originally Published: 04/15/2011
Post Date: 04/14/2011
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Article - Throwaway Moms: Maternal Incarceration and the Criminalization of Female Poverty
Summary/Abstract
Using a feminist standpoint epistemological framework, this article reports the findings from
26 interviews with drug-offending incarcerated mothers in Kentucky regarding the effects of incarceration on their relationships with their children.