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There are a number of excellent reports, readings, films, and other resources that relate to women and mass incarceration, reproductive health care, reproductive justice, and the broad reach of the carceral system in U.S. society. While we can’t list them all here, below are just a few we recommend.

In addition, we can also direct you to the following collections of resources that other organizations involved in the work have compiled:

 

*please see our comments on the use of the word “inmate” and other harmful language—Language Matters

Resources for Incarcerated People

pregnancy resource guide- book

Pregnancy Resource Guide [for incarcerated mothers]

https://www.lulu.com/shop/ostara-initiative/pregnancy-resource-guide-general/paperback/product-gknmmn.html?page=1&pageSize=4
MN prision doula

Minnesota Prison Doula Project

https://www.mnprisondoulaproject.org/

Guidelines and Position Statements

National commission on correctional health

Use of Humanizing Language in Correctional Health Care

https://www.ncchc.org/use-of-humanizing-language-in-correctional-health-care
american college of obstetrics and gynecologists

Pregnant and Postpartum People who are Incarcerated during the COVID-19 Pandemic

https://www.acog.org/clinical-information/policy-and-position-statements/position-statements/2021/pregnant-and-postpartum-people-who-are-incarcerated-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
american college of obstetrics and gynecologists

Health Care for Incarcerated Women

https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/9900/Reproductive_Health_Care_for_Incarcerated.182.aspx
National commission on correctional health

Breastfeeding in Correctional Settings

https://www.ncchc.org/breastfeeding-in-correctional-settings

Reports and Books

Movement for Family Power- How the foster system has become ground zero for the US drug war

Whatever they do, I’m her comfort, I’m her protector: How the foster system has become ground zero for the US drug war– Movement for Family Power

https://www.movementforfamilypower.org/ground-zero
Book- The new jim crow

The New Jim Crow– Michelle Alexander

https://newjimcrow.com/
The Incarceration of Trans, Nonbinary, Intersex & Gender Expansive People (infographic)

The Incarceration of Trans, Nonbinary, Intersex & Gender Expansive People (infographic)

https://womenandjusticeproject.org/tgnbi-infographic/
california breastfeeding coalition

Supporting Lactation in Jails: Implementing a Model Policy to Meet California Penal Code § 4002.5

https://californiabreastfeeding.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cbc-supporting-lactation-in-jails-DRAFT-5.pdf
State Laws on Substance Use Treatment for Incarcerated Pregnant and Postpartum People

State Laws on Substance Use Treatment for Incarcerated Pregnant and Postpartum People

https://mch.umn.edu/sud/
report- mass incarceration as driver for reproductive oppression

Reproductive Justice Disrupted: Mass Incarceration as a Driver for Reproductive Oppression

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305407
WJI report- redefining the narrative

Redefining the Narrative– The Women’s Justice Institute

https://redefine.womensjusticeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WJI-Redefining-the-Narrative-Bro-L01.pdf
book- killing the black body

Killing the Black Body—Dorothy Roberts

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/155575/killing-the-black-body-by-dorothy-roberts/
Book- Jailcare

Jailcare— Carolyn Sufrin

https://www.jailcare.org/
infographic- incarcerate women

Incarcerated Women: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Shackling (infographic)

https://womenandjusticeproject.org/pregnancy-shackling/
Breastfeeding & Lactation Support for Incarcerated People in the U.S.

Breastfeeding & Lactation Support for Incarcerated People in the U.S.

https://mch.umn.edu/breastfeeding/
Alternatives to Incarceration for Pregnant & Postpartum People: A Summary of State & Federal Laws

Alternatives to Incarceration for Pregnant & Postpartum People: A Summary of State & Federal Laws

https://mch.umn.edu/alternatives/
Abortion Access for Incarcerated People in the U.S.

Abortion Access for Incarcerated People in the U.S.

https://mch.umn.edu/abortion/
shared sentence

A shared sentence: the devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids, families and communities– Annie E. Casey Foundation

https://www.aecf.org/resources/a-shared-sentence/

Films and Documentaries

film- when they see us

When They See Us

https://www.netflix.com/title/80200549
film- tutwiler

Tutwiler

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/tutwiler/
Film- Guest House

Guest House

https://gooddocs.net/collections/new-releases/products/guest-house
Belly of the Beast

Belly of the Beast

https://www.bellyofthebeastfilm.com/
Film- 13th

13th

https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741

Organizations involved in the Work

Women and Justice Project

Women and Justice Project

https://womenandjusticeproject.org/
the sentence project logo

The Sentencing Project

https://www.sentencingproject.org/
The Prison and Jail Innovation Lab

The Prison and Jail Innovation Lab

https://pjil.lbj.utexas.edu/?utm_source=LBJ50&utm_campaign=3861d3e8c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_10_22_01_46_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_43bcc30afe-3861d3e8c8-436855654
Ostara Initiative

The Ostara Initiative

https://www.ostarainitiative.org/
SisterSong

SisterSong

https://www.sistersong.net/
Prison Policy Initiative

Prison Policy Initiative

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
ncifiwg

National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls

https://www.nationalcouncil.us/
National Advocates for Pregnant Women

National Advocates for Pregnant Women

https://www.nationaladvocatesforpregnantwomen.org/
movement for family power logo

Movement for Family Power

https://www.movementforfamilypower.org/
Drug Policy Alliance

Drug Policy Alliance

https://drugpolicy.org/
ACLU National Prison project

ACLU National Prisoner Project

https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-national-prison-project

Please see The Convening (2017) for a discussion of how incarceration impacts pregnant people and ways to initiate change.