Posts Tagged ‘Woman’
Blog Talk Radio – Prison Nurseries Report
Across the country women’s prisons have nursery programs. How are these programs run? funded? How often do the women prisoners get to spend time with their children?
Listen to this Blog Talk Radio interview with Chandra Villanueva, a Policy Associate at the Women’s Prison Association (WPA) and author of WPA’s new report on prison nursery programs. This radio show also interviews Tina Reynolds, founder of Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH), an association of women who have been empowered by personal experiences to advocate for policy changes that create barriers for women and their families during and after incarceration.
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Questions for Cathy – Being a Female Warden
What is it like to be a woman in an all male prison?
Captivating!!
I love it. 5200 men that call me ma’am. Not a bad gig for a gal. Seriously, its really rewarding and I feel that I’ve learned a great deal from the time I’ve shared with the inmates and staff.
What is it like to be a mother while working at this job? Do you feel a specific duty to your family and community?
Our first mission is public safety. I feel that I’m a better corrections pro after becoming a mother. I seem to be more patient and tend to have a better understanding of how precious and short life can be and is. I have a wonderful husband who is a better mother than I most days as I’m not an expert on doing it all!! I struggle daily with being at work when I need to be at home but feel that I’m better for my family doing the right things to make my community, state and even world safer.
Posted by Cathy
Questions for Cathy – I’m a first time blogger!
How did you get involved in corrections?
I tried to be Cagney and Lacey and Charlie’s Angeles all rolled up in one but couldn’t get hired on as a police woman. I was told I was too small and that I’d probably just leave since I had a college degree. Little did they know I would have stayed. I have always been intrigued about choices people make and how they deal with the consequences of their decisions. My passion
is sociology!!
What is your attraction to the field of corrections?
People – knowing them better thru understanding every aspect of what a person may be capable of doing on their best and worst days. The ability to adapt and to forgive. Seeing how life and death experiences interact in the whole human relations picture. People are our resources in this world and working in an environment where corrections are possible benefits us all in the long run.
Posted by Cathy