prisons – Constructions of Gender in Literature

The Effects of Emotional Support Groups within Prison

by Eli Daniel The Work, a documentary by Jairus McLeary, highlights the lack of emotional support men receives throughout their lives. The rituals that are the focal point of The Work are centered around the idea of a safe space and support group for the emotional distraught individuals participating. An idea that is common toContinue reading “The Effects of Emotional Support Groups within Prison”

Society and Prisons: How Society Controls Who Populates Prisons

by Jay Gulati Angela Davis’s Freedom is a Constant Struggle focuses on the intersectionality of black women and how their identities of being racial and gender minorities overlapped and influenced one another. Davis uses this lens to discuss the prison system and how she observes that trans prisoners and trans women have worse living conditionsContinue reading “Society and Prisons: How Society Controls Who Populates Prisons”