Services for Women Leaving Prison in Canada
Results of a Brief Environmental Scan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12969336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clare Heggie (0009-0009-5440-7811, University of New Brunswick, corresponding author), Mirinda Bray (United States Department of Justice), Martha Paynter (0000-0002-4194-8776, University of New Brunswick) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian journal of nonprofit and social economy research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1920-9355 • E-ISSN: 1920-9355 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.29173/cjnser828 |
| OpenAlex | W4415971746 |
| Language | EN |
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 a general lack of housing. The rapid growth in the incarceration of women has not been met with an investment in CBOs. We call for an investment in, and increased attention towards, community-based housing as both a reentry service and an alternative to incarceration
Investment (military · Order (exchange · Population · Prison · Prison population · Service (business · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Social Work Education and Practice
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |