Abstract
This paper explores the impact of poverty and low literacy on the increase in Black women’s incarceration. Using critical race theory as a guiding framework, we present the argument that neoliberal policies of welfare reform and crime control laws are primary reasons for the increase. We emphasize gender-responsive strategies in planning programs for low-income, low-literate, and incarcerated women.
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Alfred, M. V. & Chlup, D. T., (2010) “Beyond Illiteracy and Poverty: Theorizing the Rise in Black Women’s Incarceration”, Adult Education Research Conference 1(2010).
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