Creating pathways to integration: The impact of community-based intervention in Gugulethu

Larner, Sean Michael

doi:10.17159/2413-3108/2018/v0n61a2605

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“…Upon leaving prisons and faced with myriad of challenges ex-offenders adopt three main challenges. Either they look upon their family networks and non-government agencies such as religious communities for support in getting housing, employment and financial capital (Larner, 2017). The Catholic prison chaplaincies for example in Kenya have been very pivotal in providing informal assistance such as family reconciliations, fare, sewing machines and sanitary requirements to women leaving prison.…”

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Coping mechanisms adopted by women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya

Kiptoo¹,

Muthee²

2020

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Female offenders are distinctly different from male offenders, and present with their own gender-specific needs and issues both in and out of the correctional setting. Most approaches to Coping Mechanisms for female offenders are currently based on research involving males and approaches designed for males. Inquiry regarding the gender-specific needs of female inmates as they pertain to treatment, reentry programs, and Coping Mechanisms is necessary so professionals can better understand how to serve this population. This study investigated the Coping Mechanisms Adopted by Women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study specifically investigated the effects of not addressing the challenges identified for women returning from prison in Nyeri County especially challenges connected to housing, employment, relationships, drug, and substance abuse as well as mental health after incarceration. This was a qualitative study adopting a phenomenological design. The site and respondents were purposively selected with snowballing being used to select the respondents to the point of saturation. This study made use of 41 women ex-convicts, 3 FGDs, and 9 key informants. Data were collected by the use of semi-structured interview schedules. Results indicated that currently, prison is negatively viewed by the community; this is primarily because of the isolation of prisoners and whatever happens behind the bars. The government should involve other sectors such as the churches, the media, schools, and Non- Governmental Organizations in educating the masses in order to ease the re-entry of ex-convicts

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Coping mechanisms adopted by women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya

Kiptoo¹,

Muthee²

2020

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“…According to Larner (2017) women practice multiple roles such as taking care for children, family chores e.g. farming, housekeeping, taking care of the sick and the elderly.…”

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“…The challenge of employment for ex-offenders is compounded by several factors which however should be considered within the context of general national unemployment rates and offenders' poor formal education rates (Larner, 2017). Unemployment is linked to stigma, likely erosion of job skills and social connections, preparation for mainly low-skills and market unattractive jobs through the in-prison programs, low education and vocational training levels, limited work experiences, early dropping out of school and general illiteracy.…”

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Effects of the challenges facing re-entry of women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya

Muthee¹,

Adeli²,

Barasa³

2020

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The comparative rate of women entering the formal correctional system and serving custodial sentences, both in prison and prison remand awaiting trial, is on the increase. This is accompanied by a similarly increasing number of women eventually exiting prisons annually. This study investigated the challenges influencing reentry of women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study specifically investigated the effects of not addressing the challenges identified for women returning from prison in Nyeri County especially challenges connected to housing, employment, relationships, drug, and substance abuse as well as mental health after incarceration. This was a qualitative study adopting a phenomenological design. The site and respondents were purposively selected with snowballing being used to select the respondents to the point of saturation. This study made use of 41 women ex-convicts, 3 FGDs, and 9 key informants. Data were collected by use of semi-structured interview schedules. Results indicated that ex-offenders face various challenges upon release from prison. The effects of these challenges when not addressed the impact the individual self, their family, the community, and predisposed the ex-convicts to a high propensity for recidivism. Based on the findings it is suggested that the use of community corrections, adjusting prison training to market needs, and the use of victim-offender mediation can be better alternatives to incarceration.

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Creating pathways to integration: The impact of community-based intervention in Gugulethu

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