Gender and the Prison System

3 units

The aim of this course is to expose students to dynamics of gender and the prison system. This interdisciplinary course focuses on topics of gender and the prison system analyzed through multiple feminist perspectives. Particular attention will be given to the sexed and gendered dynamics of the prison system, and how these dynamics interact with race and class as well. Topics include gendered parenting experiences as inmates, experiences of transgender people as inmates, gendered programming in prisons, innovative prison programming, women as corrections officers, and reentry.