Academic Articles

Children with Incarcerated Parents Project: Key Findings

Journal of Prisoners on Prisons: Vol. 31 No. 2 (2022): Prison Labour | Gender, Health and (In)justice in Canada is a special issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons featuring two dialogue sections. The first, featuring pieces on "Prison Labour", is edited by Jordan House and Kelly Struthers Montford. The second, featuring pieces on "Gender, Health and (In)justice in Canada", is edited by Martha Paynter, OmiSoore Dryden and El Jones.

Peer doula support training for Black and Indigenous groups in Nova Scotia, Canada: A community-based qualitative study. Exploring participant experiences of doula training programs offered by a prisoner health advocacy organization and Indigenous and Black community groups.

Maternal Incarceration in a Provincial Prison: Mothers shared experiences of trying to maintain connections with their children through numerous challenges, including emotional distress caused by the separation and significant logistical and financial barriers. Mothers felt their children unfairly bore the burden of their incarceration. They experienced a lack of or outright denial of services while incarcerated, and a lack of transitional support on release, making working towards parenting again difficult and discouraging.