The Gender Paradox in Prison Suicide Rates

Dye, Meredith Huey

doi:10.1080/08974454.2011.609400

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“…Suicide in prison is rare (see Dye, 2010, 2011); yet, it is the second leading cause of death in U.S. state prisons behind biological causes (Mumola, 2005; Noonan, Rohloff, & Ginder, 2015). Mumola (2005) reported that between 2001 and 2002, 5.8% of all deaths in state prisons were a result of suicide, following 89.2% being related to illness and AIDS.…”

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Attempted Suicide: A Multilevel Examination of Inmate Characteristics and Prison Context

Stoliker

2018

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Correctional institutions in the United States witness higher rates of suicide compared with the general population, as well as a higher number of attempted suicides compared with completed cases. Prison research focused little attention on investigating the combined effects of inmate characteristics and prison context on suicide, with studies using only one level of analysis (prison or prisoner) and neglecting the nested nature of inmates in prisons. To extend this literature, multilevel modeling techniques were employed to investigate individual- and prison-contextual predictive patterns of attempted suicide using a nationally representative sample of 18,185 inmates in 326 prisons across the United States. Results revealed that several individual-level factors predicted odds for attempted suicide, such as inmate characteristics/demographics, prison experiences, having a serious mental illness, and symptoms of mental health issues. Some prison-contextual variables, as well as cross-level interaction effects, also significantly predicted odds for attempted suicide. Policy and research implications are discussed.

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Attempted Suicide: A Multilevel Examination of Inmate Characteristics and Prison Context

Stoliker

2018

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…To examine this, male inmates and forensic patients would need to be asked questions about the same topics. Considering these subjects, more gender comparative research will be necessary in the future, as suggested by a number of scholars (Celinska & Sung, 2014; Dye, 2011; Gover et al, 2008; Harer & Langan, 2001).…”

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“…As assumed by the deprivation model, females seem to find imprisonment more painful, and adapt differently to a prison environment (Crewe, Hulley, & Wright, 2017). Consequently, some scholars have suggested that researchers should be more sensitive to the impact of gender differences on prison behaviour (Celinska & Sung, 2014; Dye, 2011; Gover et al, 2008; Harer & Langan, 2001). Only a small number of studies have specifically investigated gendered pains of imprisonment (Crewe et al, 2017; Jones & Schmid, 2003).…”

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Pains of Imprisonment Beyond Prison Walls: Qualitative Research With Females Labelled as Not Criminally Responsible

Mertens

Laenen

2019

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Research on the importation and deprivation models has focused almost exclusively on male inmates, and these models have not yet been studied in any setting other than prison. This research explores the importation and deprivation experiences of females labelled as not criminally responsible (FNCR). During the first part of the study, all the participants interviewed were in prison ( n = 51). Follow-up interviews were carried out 18 months later, and while some participants were still in prison, others had been moved to (forensic or general) care. At that point, the study transcended the prison walls and extended its theoretical framework to forensic and general care facilities. In conclusion, the importation and deprivation framework, and the pains defined by Crewe, can be applied to FNCR in different types of setting. Most women were strongly affected by deprivations in prisons and in forensic care. Participants in forensic care sometimes felt more deprived than those in prison facilities.

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“…liebling (1992,1994,1999,2006) and others (Dye, 2011;Grossman, 1992;themeli, 2006) have described the specific vulnerabilities that inmates bring to prison that, in combination with prison conditions, increase the likelihood of suicide. In terms of the gendersuicide relationship, the primary explanation points to female inmates' relative vulnerability and experiences with the pains of imprisonment.…”

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“I Just Wanted to Die”

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Aday

2013

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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For women serving life sentences, adjustments to prison are often marked by thoughts of suicide. Many enter prison with specific vulnerabilities that place them at risk for suicide. using data on 214 female lifers, the authors examined the extent of suicide ideation prior to incarceration as well as current suicide ideation. the relationships between preprison abuse, mental health indicators, prison adjustment factors, prison and family supports, and time served along with sociodemographic variables were analyzed with respect to four categories of preprison and current suicide ideation. Multinomial logistic regression results indicated significant group differences in suicide ideation for abuse histories, depression, family and prison supports, and education level. Among the preprison ideation groups, current depression-not abuse history-distinguished between women with or without current ideation. that is, the way women coped with past abuse was a stronger predictor of current suicide ideation than abuse itself.

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The Gender Paradox in Prison Suicide Rates

Cited by 32 publications

References 23 publications

Attempted Suicide: A Multilevel Examination of Inmate Characteristics and Prison Context

Attempted Suicide: A Multilevel Examination of Inmate Characteristics and Prison Context

Pains of Imprisonment Beyond Prison Walls: Qualitative Research With Females Labelled as Not Criminally Responsible

“I Just Wanted to Die”

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