Abstract
This paper explores the impact of poverty and low literacy on the increase in Black women’s incarceration. Using critical race theory as a guiding framework, we present the argument that neoliberal policies of welfare reform and crime control laws are primary reasons for the increase. We emphasize gender-responsive strategies in planning programs for low-income, low-literate, and incarcerated women.
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Recommended Citation
Alfred, M. V.,
&
Chlup, D. T.
(2010).
Beyond Illiteracy and Poverty: Theorizing the Rise in Black Women’s Incarceration.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2010/papers/1
Beyond Illiteracy and Poverty: Theorizing the Rise in Black Women’s Incarceration
This paper explores the impact of poverty and low literacy on the increase in Black women’s incarceration. Using critical race theory as a guiding framework, we present the argument that neoliberal policies of welfare reform and crime control laws are primary reasons for the increase. We emphasize gender-responsive strategies in planning programs for low-income, low-literate, and incarcerated women.
