Martha Paynter
Biographic Data
| ID | 6206210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha Paynter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha |
| FAMILY NAME | Paynter |
| SIGNATURE | PAYNTER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Brunswick |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4194-8776 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Abortion and Contraception Policy in Prisons in Canada
Little is known about abortion and contraception policy in prisons in Canada. The aim of this study was to determine policies governing access to abortion and contraception in prisons in Canada. Between 2022 and 2023, we sent freedom of information requests to each province and territory and to the federal government of Canada, requesting any information with respect to policies governing abortion and contraception in prisons and jails. Our revie…
Services for Women Leaving Prison in Canada
Women are a growing population in prisons in Canada. When women leave prison, community-based organizations (CBOs) can provide immediate material resources, and facilitate connection to healthcare and other services. We conducted an environmental scan of CBOs that support women leaving prison in order to identify potential gaps in service delivery, and identified 86 CBOs distributed across ten provinces, with a lack of services in rural areas and…
Travel distances from institutions designated to detain women and girls to procedural (surgical) abortion facilities in Australia
Women are a fast growing population in prisons in Australia. The growing number of women in prisons challenges the ability of correctional services to meet gendered healthcare needs. People in prisons for women face a number of barriers accessing essential sexual and reproductive healthcare needs, including access to abortion. Distance is one potential barrier to accessing care. The purpose of this study was to create a directory of all instituti…
Caring for the Peripartum Patient Experiencing Incarceration
Gender, Health and (In)justice in Canada
T his dialogue aims to capture and hold on to just some of the work Wellness Within: An Organization for Health and Justice has encouraged, supported, or led since the organization's inception ten years ago. In September 2012, Julie Bilotta was forced to give birth unattended and uncared for in a cell at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre to a son, Gionni Garlow. Her horrifi c experience prompted the creation of the country's fi rst independent…
The Correctional Services Canada Institutional Mother Child Program
Women are the fastest growing population in federal prison in Canada. Women's incarceration has significant implications for families, as approximately two-thirds have children who face intergenerational trauma, risk of criminalization, and health concerns. The Correctional Services Canada Mother Child Program allows children up to age six to live with their incarcerated mothers. Publicly available information about outcomes associated with the p…
Advocates’ perspectives on the Canadian prison mother child program
Over twenty years ago, Correctional Services Canada launched the Mother Child Program (MCP) to mitigate harms of separating incarcerated mothers from their babies. It has never been subjected to internal evaluation or independent study. The aim of the qualitative study was to explore the experiences of advocates employed by Elizabeth Fry Societies (EFS), community organizations dedicated to the support of incarcerated women, with respect to suppo…
Gender and the Privatization of Public Responsibility for Vaccination
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Caring for the Peripartum Patient Experiencing Incarceration
Gender, Health and (In)justice in Canada
T his dialogue aims to capture and hold on to just some of the work Wellness Within: An Organization for Health and Justice has encouraged, supported, or led since the organization's inception ten years ago. In September 2012, Julie Bilotta was forced to give birth unattended and uncared for in a cell at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre to a son, Gionni Garlow. Her horrifi c experience prompted the creation of the country's fi rst independent…
The Correctional Services Canada Institutional Mother Child Program
Women are the fastest growing population in federal prison in Canada. Women's incarceration has significant implications for families, as approximately two-thirds have children who face intergenerational trauma, risk of criminalization, and health concerns. The Correctional Services Canada Mother Child Program allows children up to age six to live with their incarcerated mothers. Publicly available information about outcomes associated with the p…
Advocates’ perspectives on the Canadian prison mother child program
Over twenty years ago, Correctional Services Canada launched the Mother Child Program (MCP) to mitigate harms of separating incarcerated mothers from their babies. It has never been subjected to internal evaluation or independent study. The aim of the qualitative study was to explore the experiences of advocates employed by Elizabeth Fry Societies (EFS), community organizations dedicated to the support of incarcerated women, with respect to suppo…
Gender and the Privatization of Public Responsibility for Vaccination
Travel distances from institutions designated to detain women and girls to procedural (surgical) abortion facilities in Australia
Women are a fast growing population in prisons in Australia. The growing number of women in prisons challenges the ability of correctional services to meet gendered healthcare needs. People in prisons for women face a number of barriers accessing essential sexual and reproductive healthcare needs, including access to abortion. Distance is one potential barrier to accessing care. The purpose of this study was to create a directory of all instituti…
Abortion and Contraception Policy in Prisons in Canada
Little is known about abortion and contraception policy in prisons in Canada. The aim of this study was to determine policies governing access to abortion and contraception in prisons in Canada. Between 2022 and 2023, we sent freedom of information requests to each province and territory and to the federal government of Canada, requesting any information with respect to policies governing abortion and contraception in prisons and jails. Our revie…
Services for Women Leaving Prison in Canada
Women are a growing population in prisons in Canada. When women leave prison, community-based organizations (CBOs) can provide immediate material resources, and facilitate connection to healthcare and other services. We conducted an environmental scan of CBOs that support women leaving prison in order to identify potential gaps in service delivery, and identified 86 CBOs distributed across ten provinces, with a lack of services in rural areas and…
Criminology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Prison (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Abortion (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works)