Motherhood In and After Prison: The Impact of Maternal Incarceration

Motherhood In and After Prison focuses on how imprisonment impacts incarcerated mothers' maternal identity, emotions and role. It explores both the short and longer-term consequences of sending mothers to prison. It reveals the devastating and often underestimated impact of maternal imprisonment on mothers themselves, on their children, and on their families and their place in society.

Based on special access to mothers and grandmothers, who were either still in prison or contributing post-r...