Women Prisoners A Case Study of Central Prison for Women Karachi

This book examines the female criminals and the prison conditions and issues they must endure through the lens of a case study in the Karachi women’s prison in Pakistan. With higher events of crime and poverty due to COVID-19, this volume considers the worsening conditions for women inmates as it relates to psychological trauma, access to resources, economic factors, and working against the cultural forces and criminal justice forces that contribute to the unstable state of women’s prisons. This book includes case studies of women prisoners. Addressing a gap in literature about female inmates in South Asia and Pakistan this volume is ideal for researchers in feminist criminology, women’s studies, prisoners psychology, and for law enforcement agencies.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Cultural Forces, Economic Pressures and Discriminatory Laws.- Chapter 2: Feminist theories about criminology.- Chapter 3: COVID-19 and Women: Incarceration, Economic Pressure, Medical Facilities, and Health Issues.- Chapter 4: Women in the criminal justice system, Research Methodology, Case Studies.- Chapter 5: Women, Crime and Media, global and Pakistani Context.- Chapter 6: Violence against women in prison behavior of jail officials, class differences within women prisoners versus prisoner.- Chapter 7: Women and social relationships in prison behaviors of sibling’s family issues.

Dr. Aliyah Ali Bilgrami is an Assistant Professor at the University of Karachi's Centre of Excellence for Women's Studies. Her research focuses on gender based violence, development and women and work issues in Pakistan. 

Dr. Shagufta Nasreen is an Assistant Professor at the Centre of Excellence for Women's Studies at the University of Karachi. Her research interests include gender and development issues, particularly as they relate to the societal challenges women face in Pakistan.