Birth Behind Bars: The Carceral Control of Pregnant Women in Prison

Author:   Rebecca M. Rodriguez Carey
Publisher:   New York University Press
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9781479815791


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   17 June 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Birth Behind Bars: The Carceral Control of Pregnant Women in Prison


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Author:   Rebecca M. Rodriguez Carey
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9781479815791


ISBN 10:   1479815799
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   17 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, Rebecca Rodriguez Carey’s book offers a stark reminder that women who are incarcerated or otherwise under carceral supervision have never enjoyed reproductive rights and freedoms. It should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand gender, reproduction, and pregnancy in a post-Roe world. * Jill McCorkel, author of Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment * A significant contribution to understanding the reproductive rights and bodily autonomy of women at the margins of society. The book’s stories of ‘pregnancy behind bars’ are vivid and compelling, featuring maternal experience organizationally embedded in a ‘web of control’ contrary to personal well-being, which is countered by some with hope and resilience. A welcome addition to narrative criminology. * Jaber F. Gubrium, author of Analyzing Narrative Reality *


In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs, Rebecca Rodriguez Carey's book offers a stark reminder that women who are incarcerated or otherwise under carceral supervision have never enjoyed reproductive rights and freedoms. It should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand gender, reproduction, and pregnancy in a post-Roe world. (Jill McCorkel, author of Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment) A significant contribution to understanding the reproductive rights and bodily autonomy of women at the margins of society. The book's stories of 'pregnancy behind bars' are vivid and compelling, featuring maternal experience organizationally embedded in a 'web of control' contrary to personal well-being, which is countered by some with hope and resilience. A welcome addition to narrative criminology. (Jaber F. Gubrium, author of Analyzing Narrative Reality)


Author Information

Rebecca M. Rodriguez Carey is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Emporia State University. Her work can be found in Women & Criminal Justice and in Caged Women: Incarceration, Representation, & Media.

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