Mustofa Muhammad, West Brooke S, Sri Supadmi Mamik, Sari Herlina
Department of Criminology, University of Indonesia , Depok, Indonesia.
School of Social Work, Columbia University , New York, New York, USA.
Int J Prison Health. 2019 Mar 11;15(1):37-45. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-06-2017-0031.
The purpose of this paper is to present the characteristics of incarcerated women in two prisons in Java, Indonesia and discuss the specific problems and needs incarcerated women with children face with regard to mothering.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A cross-sectional survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 399 incarcerated women in two prisons. Focus group discussions provided additional information on mother's experiences in prison.
This research finds that children's welfare was an important concern for mothers while in prison and that they faced various problems in maintaining family ties during their incarceration, including distance, costs and time for family to visit (49.3 percent), and challenges to being able to communicate with family and children (26.6 percent).
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This study contributes to the limited research on incarcerated women in Indonesia, broadly, and on mothering and incarceration, in particular, and suggests that women's needs as mothers have not been taken into consideration by prisons and the criminal justice system.
本文旨在呈现印度尼西亚爪哇岛两所监狱中被监禁女性的特征,并探讨有子女的被监禁女性在育儿方面面临的具体问题和需求。
设计/方法/途径:采用半结构化问卷对两所监狱的399名被监禁女性进行了横断面调查。焦点小组讨论提供了关于母亲在狱中经历的更多信息。
本研究发现,子女福利是母亲在狱中所关注的重要问题,她们在监禁期间维持家庭关系面临各种问题,包括家人探视的距离、费用和时间(49.3%),以及与家人和子女沟通的困难(26.6%)。
原创性/价值:本研究对印度尼西亚被监禁女性的有限研究做出了贡献,特别是在育儿与监禁方面,并表明监狱和刑事司法系统未考虑到女性作为母亲的需求。