Segmenting

The New Jim and Jane Crow Intersect

“…207 Without stable housing, women may feel the pressure and necessity to "return to abusive partners or family situations" and risk recidivism. 208 Scholars have documented these barriers to reentry well and yet the state and the court may only see noncompliance and no effort by mothers. 209 The inaccessibility of housing and employment for women with detention histories, especially Black women, make already difficult defense strategies even more difficult.…”