TY - JOUR
T1 - Between life and death
T2 - Women in an Indian state prison
AU - Cherukuri, Suvarna
AU - Britton, Dana M.
AU - Subramaniam, Mangala
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - This study presents an analysis of the population and crimes of women in a state prison for women in Hyderabad, India. Women in India are disproportionately incarcerated for violent crimes, in particular, offenses related to dowry. Using qualitative data gathered from interviews with 49 women, the authors examine the context of their lives and their paths to prison. Ultimately, the authors make a case for an intersectional analysis, one that seeks to understand the lives of women in a matrix of inequalities shaped by caste, class, and gender.
AB - This study presents an analysis of the population and crimes of women in a state prison for women in Hyderabad, India. Women in India are disproportionately incarcerated for violent crimes, in particular, offenses related to dowry. Using qualitative data gathered from interviews with 49 women, the authors examine the context of their lives and their paths to prison. Ultimately, the authors make a case for an intersectional analysis, one that seeks to understand the lives of women in a matrix of inequalities shaped by caste, class, and gender.
KW - Crime
KW - India
KW - Intersectionality
KW - Women
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085109332352
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085109332352
M3 - Article
SN - 1557-0851
VL - 4
SP - 252
EP - 274
JO - Feminist Criminology
JF - Feminist Criminology
IS - 3
ER -