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[4] [7] [8] Inmates emulate familial units by taking on different roles, such as father, mother, daughter, son, etc. Titles are given to those who participate in the family. These titles ascribe meanings to indicate either homosexual relationships (e.g., husband and wife) or platonic but caring relationships (e.g., mother and daughter).
Katherine Knight was born and raised in an unconventional and dysfunctional family environment. Her mother, Barbara Roughan (née Thorley; 1930-1986), had been married to Scottish-born John "Jack" Roughan and lived with him in the small town of Aberdeen in New South Wales' Hunter Valley.
Drain had previously been convicted of the murder of Randy L. Grose and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Transitioned from male to female while incarcerated. [56] Donna Roberts: Roberts was convicted in the 2001 death of her ex-husband, Robert Fingerhut. Prosecutors alleged that she solicited her lover, Nathaniel Jackson, to commit ...
Cardenas underwent two strip searches, a cavity search where a male doctor allegedly violated her, X-ray and CT scans, and a drug and pregnancy test -- and was still not allowed to see her husband.
IN FOCUS: Many of the women in prison are there for low-level crimes, but short sentences for non-violent offences can upend their entire lives, leaving them at risk of losing their job, home and ...
Statewide, female inmates make up fewer than 5% of California's 91,000 prisoners. Of the nearly 51,000 people serving time in state prisons who were convicted of violent crimes, fewer than 2,000 ...
Another significant factor in prisoner social structure is the differences in arrest factors for male and female prison populations; higher proportion of female inmates are incarcerated due to a property or drug charge than are their male counterparts, a higher proportion of whom have been arrested for a violent offence. [2]
While initially expected to be a year-long assignment, photographer Jack Lueders-Booth worked at the prison teaching photography to inmates from 1977 to 1984, and taking photos along the way.