Humans peeing: Justice-involved women's access to toilets in public spaces.

ABSTRACT: Justice-involved women face myriad challenges as they negotiate the terms of community supervision and manage the long-term implications and stigma of living with a criminal record. Major tasks that women juggle include securing safe, affordable housing, finding and retaining employment, accessing physical and mental health care (including substance use treatment), and handling relationships with family, friends, children, and intimate partners. In addition to these responsibilities, women must meet their basic physiological needs to eat, sleep, and use the toilet. Women's ability to safely meet their personal care needs may impact their capacity to manage their criminal-legal challenges. This study uses qualitative methods to understand justice-involved women's lived experiences related t

SUBMITTER: Smoyer AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10004595 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature