Type of Submission
Podium Presentation
Keywords
Women, prison, Russia, United States, Brazil, Human Rights, abuse
Abstract
The goal of this presentation is to conduct research and educate others about the women’s right violations experienced by incarcerated women. We are proposing to address three specific women’s right violations present within American, Russian, and Brazilian correctional facilities. We chose these countries because, according to research, the US, Russia, and Brazil are among the top five countries with the highest number of female inmates. First, we will discuss world statistics about female incarceration and general information about female penitentiaries in the US, Russia, and Brazil. Second, we will discuss physical and sexual abuse present within these correctional facilities. Third, we will discuss health violations, specifically those experienced by pregnant inmates. Fourth, we will highlight the disconnection to children and parenting that female inmates experience. Lastly, we will present strategies that can be employed by social workers to address the above women’s right violations, including a Biblical perspective on this issue. In doing so, we hope to provide applicable knowledge for social workers and other individuals in the community.
Campus Venue
Stevens Student Center, Room 246
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-12-2017 2:00 PM
End Date
4-12-2017 2:30 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
PowerPoint
Chart for Women's Rights Violations.pdf (29 kB)
Handout
Women's Rights Violations in Prison
Cedarville, OH
The goal of this presentation is to conduct research and educate others about the women’s right violations experienced by incarcerated women. We are proposing to address three specific women’s right violations present within American, Russian, and Brazilian correctional facilities. We chose these countries because, according to research, the US, Russia, and Brazil are among the top five countries with the highest number of female inmates. First, we will discuss world statistics about female incarceration and general information about female penitentiaries in the US, Russia, and Brazil. Second, we will discuss physical and sexual abuse present within these correctional facilities. Third, we will discuss health violations, specifically those experienced by pregnant inmates. Fourth, we will highlight the disconnection to children and parenting that female inmates experience. Lastly, we will present strategies that can be employed by social workers to address the above women’s right violations, including a Biblical perspective on this issue. In doing so, we hope to provide applicable knowledge for social workers and other individuals in the community.
