Doulas and Incarcerated Populations

Authors

Crystal Hayes, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Marisa Pizii, Collective Power for Reproductive Justice

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

This chapter also aims to highlight reproductive justice as a powerful analytical and organizing tool. This framework is an alternative to prison reform work that does not sufficiently address issues of systemic oppression. Ultimately, the chapter is an opportunity to talk about how to use the reproductive justice framework as a strategy to move the dialogue away from debates about prison reform. As reproductive justice advocates and doulas, we believe that this framework forces us to examine the culture (white supremacy) and systems (e.g., police brutality, tough-on-crime laws, family surveillance and separation policies, etc.) that allow mass incarceration to exist where reproductive oppression is the norm, and not the exception.

Comments

Chapter in The Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health

Recommended Citation

Hayes, C. & Pizii, M. (2024). Doulas and incarcerated populations. In D. Cilenti, A. Jackson, N.D. Hernandez, L. Yates, S. Verbiest, J.L. Michener, & B.C. Castrucci (Eds.), The practical playbook iii: Working together to improve maternal health (pp. 237-246). Oxford University Press.

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