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You Have to Have a Lifeline out There": Incarcerated Individuals' Efforts to Communicate, Find Closeness, and Engage in Relationships With Their Loved Ones /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	You Have to Have a Lifeline out There": Incarcerated Individuals' Efforts to Communicate, Find Closeness, and Engage in Relationships With Their Loved Ones // Lindsay R Smith.
Author:	Smith, Lindsay R.,
Description:	1 electronic resource (266 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-12, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International86-12A.
Subject:	Criminology. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=31994876
ISBN:	9798286444236

You Have to Have a Lifeline out There": Incarcerated Individuals' Efforts to Communicate, Find Closeness, and Engage in Relationships With Their Loved Ones /
Smith, Lindsay R.,

You Have to Have a Lifeline out There": Incarcerated Individuals' Efforts to Communicate, Find Closeness, and Engage in Relationships With Their Loved Ones /Lindsay R Smith. - 1 electronic resource (266 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-12, Section: A.

Close to 11 million people are admitted to jails (Minton & Zeng, 2016), and over 500,000 people are admitted to prisons in the United States (US) annually (Carson, 2020). Most people involved in the carceral system are men. Still, there is a rapidly increasing number of women and an unknown number of transgender people incarcerated. Of the numerous pains linked to incarceration that these individuals experience (e.g., loss of property, autonomy, and individuality; Sykes, 1958), social isolation is particularly challenging (Casey-Acevedo et al., 2004; Christian, 2005; Fasah, 2018). One way to reduce the pains caused by social isolation (Agnew, 2006; Cochran & Mears, 2013; Dixey & Woodall, 2012) is carceral communication (i.e., contact with individuals who are outside of jails/prisons during one's incarceration). Communication helps facilitate connections between incarcerated individuals and their loved ones (Tasca et al., 2016), as well as maintain or repair relationships strained by confinement. In my dissertation, I propose the concept of carceral connectivity, defined as an incarcerated individual's process of communicating to garner a sense of social connectedness for the purpose of reestablishing or sustaining relationships with their loved ones. To date, comparisons across individuals within a multi-gender sample have yet to be conducted, but individuals' carceral connectivity experiences seem to vary by gender based on prior research focusing on the varying gender roles that individuals hold and attempt to keep even while incarcerated (e.g., Casey-Acevedo et al., 2004; Hobler, 2001; Houck & Loper, 2002; Hughes & Harrison-Thompson, 2002; Laughlin et al., 2008; Poehlmann et al., 2008; Snyder et al., 2002; Tadros et al., 2023; Turney et al., 2023; Wells, 2019; Dutcher & Barnes-Ceeney, 2021; Benning & Lahm, 2016). Moreover, there is limited information on the experiences of transgender individuals who must navigate confinement uniquely in that they often face varying challenges while incarcerated that are directly related to their gender identity. Thus, transgender individuals' efforts to feel supported through the carceral connectivity process may be different. In this study, I used semi-structured qualitative interviews to explore how gender shapes carceral communication patterns of incarcerated individuals, feelings of connectedness between individuals incarcerated in jail/prison and their loved ones, and individuals' relationship maintenance efforts. I interviewed 15 women, one transgender man, and 40 men. Using a feminist framework, my project explores the gendered nature of carceral connectivity among women, transgender individuals, and men incarcerated within one jail and one prison in the US. This study can inform future correctional programming, adaptations to communication policies/procedures within carceral settings, and updates to communication technology based on incarcerated individuals' perspectives.

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ISBN: 9798286444236Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Criminology.
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