NESB Women in Victorian Prisons

WOMEN AND IMPRISONMENT, pp. 76-83, Fitzroy Legal Service, Melbourne, 1995

9 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2011 Last revised: 18 Jun 2018

Date Written: 1995

Abstract

Easteal describes the extra pressure women from a non English speaking background may face when they find themselves imprisoned. These women experience difficulties with the prison culture which may cause shock and distress; language difficulties; an inability to adapt to food offered in prison; and lack of contact with family and visitors. These issues all combine to increase the isolation and stresses for NESB women incarcerated in Victorian prisons.

Keywords: women and imprisonment, prison culture

JEL Classification: K00

Suggested Citation

Easteal, Patricia L., NESB Women in Victorian Prisons (1995). WOMEN AND IMPRISONMENT, pp. 76-83, Fitzroy Legal Service, Melbourne, 1995, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1743915

Patricia L. Easteal (Contact Author)

University of Canberra Law School ( email )

Australia

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