Mothering from the Inside

Kelly Lockwood is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Salford, UK. Her doctoral research explored the narratives of mothers in prison, and she has both practice- and research-based experience of working with women involved in the criminal justice system.

• Part I - From Sentence to Resettlement: experiences of maternal imprisonment Chapter 1. The Importance of Motherhood in Sentencing Decisions; Shona Minson Chapter 2. Maintaining family ties: How family practices are renegotiated to promote mother-child contact: Natalie Booth Chapter 3. Negotiating, pregnancy, new motherhood and imprisonment; Laura Abbott & Kelly Lockwood. Chapter 4. What about me?”: The impact on children when mothers are involved in the criminal justice system; Sarah Beresford, Jenny Earle, Nancy Loucks, Anne Pinkman. Chapter 5. ‘A Life Sentence’: The long-term impact of maternal imprisonment; Lucy Baldwin. Part II – From the margins to the centre: diverse perspectives of mothering and imprisonment Chapter 6. The ties that bind: stories of women in prison who are mothers to older adult children; Kelly Lockwood. Chapter 7. Pregnancy in prison, mental health and alternative approaches; Rachel Dolan Chapter 8. The Gendered Nature of Prison Work: empathy, mothering and emotions of female officers in a women’s prison; Toni Wood. Chapter 9. Practical Support for Children with a Mother in Prison. Reflections from a practitioner; Lorna BrookesChapter 10. International Perspectives on Mothering and Imprisonment; Helen Codd. Conclusion; Conclusion: Moving forward, Kelly Lockwood.