Malign Neglect or Benign Respect: Women’s Health Care in a Carceral Setting

Authors

Angela M. Moe, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
Kathleen J. Ferraro, Arizona State University

Document Type

Article

Version

postprint

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

A central tenet of feminist criminological scholarship is the examination of women’s experiences with crime and incarceration through their own narratives. Through semi-structured interviews with thirty jailed women, this article examines carceral conditions through the critical lens of the female inmate. Highlighted in this article is the availability and quality of health care in a detention center in Arizona. The findings indicate a contentious duality, exposing both heinous neglect and benign solicitude in the care delivered to jailed women. This duality is situated within the dismal health care system available to indigent women in the region.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Moe, Angela M. and Ferraro, Kathleen J., "Malign Neglect or Benign Respect: Women’s Health Care in a Carceral Setting" (2003). Sociology Faculty Publications. 3.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/sociology_pubs/3

Published Citation

Moe, A.M., & Ferraro, K.J. (2003). Malign neglect or benign respect: Women’s health care in a carceral setting. Women & Criminal Justice, 14(4): 53-80.