Activism around Gendered Penal Practices

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ID15309685
AuthorsDebbie Kilroy (0000-0001-7758-4268, Debbie Kilroy OAM is a former prisoner and a qualified social worker and lawyer. She is Director of Sisters Inside Inc., an organisation that exists to advocate for the human rights of criminalised women in Queensland. In the absence of similar organisations in other states and territories, Sisters Inside in increasingly representing the interests of criminalised nationally and internationally. Debbie can be contacted at Sisters Inside, PO Box 3407, South Brisbane, Queensland 4104, Australia; . For..., corresponding author), Kim Pate (Kim Pate, mother to Michael and Madison, has had the privilege and responsibility of working in alliance with marginalised, victimised, criminalised and institutionalised youth, men and women for the past 27 years. Her current waged work is with the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS), an abolitionist group focused on fighting all forms of oppression with a view to achieving substantive equality for women and girls in Canada and internationally. Kim can be contacted at CAEFS, 701–151...)
Year2010
Volume22
Issue2
Pages325-343
Publication date2010-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Issues in Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1034-5329 • E-ISSN: 2206-9542
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10345329.2010.12035889
OpenAlexW2235368193
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

The various international trends in the incarceration of women are discussed. The activism surrounding gendered penal practices in Canada and much more work that needs to be done in achieving justice for criminalized women throughout the world is highlighted

Criminal justice · Criminology · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Work (physics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law

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