An intersectional approach to understanding the challenges facing incarcerated women

Autores

  • Prof. Dr. Jamelia N. Morgan University of Connecticut

Palavras-chave:

Eugenics, Psychiatric disability, Sterilization, Systemic neglect, Marginalization

Resumo

This essay examines the intersection of mass incarceration, disability, and gender, highlighting that women—especially women with disabilities—are the fastest-growing incarcerated population in the U.S. With high rates of psychiatric and physical disabilities, incarcerated women face systemic neglect and abuse in prisons unequipped for their needs. Historical ties between disability, criminality, and eugenics contextualize ongoing mistreatment. The author argues that prison reform must adopt an intersectional lens to address compounded marginalization based on race, gender, disability, and sexuality, emphasizing that without such an approach, the root causes and effects of mass incarceration will persist.

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Biografia do Autor

Prof. Dr. Jamelia N. Morgan, University of Connecticut

Associate Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law.

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Publicado

01-10-2019

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MORGAN, Jamelia N. An intersectional approach to understanding the challenges facing incarcerated women. Boletim IBCCRIM, São Paulo, v. 27, n. 323, p. 2–4, 2019. Disponível em: https://www.publicacoes.ibccrim.org.br/index.php/boletim_1993/article/view/2340. Acesso em: 18 abr. 2026.

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