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Women's Health, Incarcerated. (WHInc.)

Women's Health, Incarcerated. (WHInc.)

By Bhavana Garapati & Vennela Vellanki

The incarceration rate of women has exponentially increased in the past few decades. Gender discrimination in the U.S. legal system and its impacts on health are highly prevalent. And yet, we don’t talk about it. Women’s Health, Incarcerated. aims to raise awareness on and discuss potential solutions to these injustices, informed by researchers, activists, and organizers. Join Bhavana and Vennela as they interview experts and individuals with lived experiences and provide insight on the public health crisis that is our current incarceration system. Visit www.whincthemovement.org for more.
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5. The Impacts of Incarceration on LGBTQI Individuals

Women's Health, Incarcerated. (WHInc.)May 20, 2021

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8. Incarceration: The Time Lost

8. Incarceration: The Time Lost

While carceral settings are often branded as places of reform, individuals who experience incarceration in America often reflect on how so much of their time in this punitive environment is spent waiting: waiting for helpful services, waiting for educational resources, waiting for guidance and support. Those who do find ways to grow are often the exception to the norm. For our season 2 finale, we are joined by Ashley Goldon, a current DSW candidate and the Statewide Program Director of Nation Outside, as she takes us through her journey behind bars and shares how her time was lost and spent while in prison. Since her reentry to society, Ashley has worked tirelessly to bring her vision for a rehabilitative justice system to life. Tune in to hear her story and understand why change is so important. Find us on all podcasting platforms. For more information on today’s episode, visit www.whincthemovement.org. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Fesliyan Studios.

Jun 30, 202133:52
7. Incarcerated While Innocent
Jun 16, 202132:45
6. Coming Home
Jun 02, 202146:49
5. The Impacts of Incarceration on LGBTQI Individuals
May 20, 202139:27
4. Growing Up Behind Bars
Apr 28, 202145:45
3. Contradictions of Care and Confinement
Apr 14, 202142:26
2. Recovery, Reunification, and Resilience: Kayla's Story
Mar 31, 202139:35
1. Labor and Delivery while Incarcerated
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Women's Health, Incarcerated: Season 2 Trailer

Women's Health, Incarcerated: Season 2 Trailer

Women's Health, Inc. (WHInc.) is back with another season. Tune in March 17, 2021 for our first episode. Music by Fesliyan Studios.

Mar 10, 202101:31
12. COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons, part 2
Sep 23, 202022:09
11. COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons, part 1
Sep 16, 202019:03
10. State Violence Against Black Women, part 2
Sep 09, 202037:58
9. State Violence Against Black Women, part 1
Sep 02, 202027:24
8. The Trauma Inside: Pregnancy in Prison
Aug 26, 202038:54
7. The Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline

7. The Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline

Content Warning: This episode will contain discussion of trauma-related events and impacts including sexual assault, interpersonal or domestic violence, grief, and loss. This week we invited the cofounder of the Michigan Prison Doula Initiative and a current Program Associate at the Michigan Criminal Justice Program of the American Friends Service Committee to speak with us about various forms of pre-carceral trauma individuals may experience, specifically interpersonal and structural trauma. Jacqueline Williams discusses with us the ways in which trauma during childhood, trauma prior to incarceration, and the resulting physiological reactions to trauma are criminalized, especially for girls and women. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and wherever else you listen. For information on our sources for this episode, view our transcript. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Fesliyan Studios.

Aug 19, 202024:33
6: Conversations with Asia: Womanhood in Prison
Aug 05, 202031:02
5. Conversations with Asia: Navigating Mental Health in the System
Jul 29, 202021:00
4. Periods Behind Bars: The Impacts of Social Control
Jul 22, 202020:39
3. Periods Behind Bars: Accessibility and Physical Health Effects
Jul 15, 202022:52
2. Conversations with Mary: Criminalizing the Poor
Jul 08, 202025:13
1. Conversations with Mary: Changing Prison Policy
Jul 01, 202021:35
Meet the Hosts

Meet the Hosts

Learn a little more about your hosts, Bhavana and Vennela, and how it all began!

Jun 28, 202005:28
Women's Health, Incarcerated: Trailer

Women's Health, Incarcerated: Trailer

Welcome to Women's Health, Incarcerated., also known as WHInc. Conversations and education regarding the state of the American incarceration system and women's health. Premieres July 1, 2020.

Jun 21, 202004:14