While mental health, drugs and substance abuse, prison pregnancies, physical health, dental health and nutritional factors add to incarcerated women’s emotional trauma, now let’s talk about sexual victimization and how that additionally plays a role in traumatic experiences these women face. As indicated in Mignon’s (2016) research, it is possible for women in prison to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, which can be related to prior or current incidents of sexual victimization. Shockingly enough, it was reported that 45% of victimizations that occur with incarcerated women are from prison staff (Mignon, 2016). High percentages of sexual victimization are reported from these women. Aday, Dye, & Kaiser (2014) conveyed that nationwide
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Rates of 60% to 70% of histories of sexual victimization were reported by imprisoned women (Robertson-James & Nunez, 2012). Mignon (2016) mentioned that there are different types of sexual harassment, which include inappropriate touching and foundling, with completed penetration without consent. Many women are taken advantage of in prisons and are left with the humiliation and unforgettable experience, with furthers increases the amount of trauma they experience. Aday, Dye, & Kaiser (2014) revealed that a study conducted discovered that, “one half of women reported having unwanted touching of an intimate body part, 45% had received inappropriate sexual comments prior to the age of 18, and 44% acknowledged that they were victims of forced sex; more than one third (37%) of the women in the study were victimized by family members, with 33% having been sexually abused by a friend or someone with whom they were personally familiar.” Sexual victimization is one of the reasons adjusting to the correctional lifestyle, may be even more difficult than usual. A good point was made in reference to Mignon’s (2016) research, that women who are incarcerated can be considered “twice marginalized” because they are hidden from society and more professional attention is given to …show more content…
While all of the studies may have conducted different sized sample groups, the general problems arose with similar numbers statistically, and all of the women reported having the same or extremely similar issues within prisons. What does that say? That says that something needs to be done! In a quote I mentioned previously by Mignon (2016), “Women who are incarcerated can be considered twice marginalized because they are hidden from society and more professional attention is given to incarcerated men”, obviously rings true. Women’s issues generally in society are usually not as important as men’s and that in itself is a problem. These women are facing more than multiple issues simultaneously and are deteriorating at high rates. Mental health issues are going untreated, dental and physical hygiene seem to be selectively given to specific inmates. There are way too many problems that need to be addressed. In order to address all of the previously mentioned problems, I suggest that programs be developed and or restructured in there are currently existing problems. We need to look at the funding that is currently going into these correctional facilities to see how it is being used and also in what it should be being used if not used properly. Furthermore, I believe that many changes need to be
Rates of 60% to 70% of histories of sexual victimization were reported by imprisoned women (Robertson-James & Nunez, 2012). Mignon (2016) mentioned that there are different types of sexual harassment, which include inappropriate touching and foundling, with completed penetration without consent. Many women are taken advantage of in prisons and are left with the humiliation and unforgettable experience, with furthers increases the amount of trauma they experience. Aday, Dye, & Kaiser (2014) revealed that a study conducted discovered that, “one half of women reported having unwanted touching of an intimate body part, 45% had received inappropriate sexual comments prior to the age of 18, and 44% acknowledged that they were victims of forced sex; more than one third (37%) of the women in the study were victimized by family members, with 33% having been sexually abused by a friend or someone with whom they were personally familiar.” Sexual victimization is one of the reasons adjusting to the correctional lifestyle, may be even more difficult than usual. A good point was made in reference to Mignon’s (2016) research, that women who are incarcerated can be considered “twice marginalized” because they are hidden from society and more professional attention is given to …show more content…
While all of the studies may have conducted different sized sample groups, the general problems arose with similar numbers statistically, and all of the women reported having the same or extremely similar issues within prisons. What does that say? That says that something needs to be done! In a quote I mentioned previously by Mignon (2016), “Women who are incarcerated can be considered twice marginalized because they are hidden from society and more professional attention is given to incarcerated men”, obviously rings true. Women’s issues generally in society are usually not as important as men’s and that in itself is a problem. These women are facing more than multiple issues simultaneously and are deteriorating at high rates. Mental health issues are going untreated, dental and physical hygiene seem to be selectively given to specific inmates. There are way too many problems that need to be addressed. In order to address all of the previously mentioned problems, I suggest that programs be developed and or restructured in there are currently existing problems. We need to look at the funding that is currently going into these correctional facilities to see how it is being used and also in what it should be being used if not used properly. Furthermore, I believe that many changes need to be