Incarceration, Institutionalization, and Disability (Co-sponsored by Crime, Law, and Deviance Section)

Session Submission Type: Paper Session (90 minute)

Description

Disabled individuals, particularly those with mental disabilities, are over-represented in incarcerated and justice-involved populations. During the mid-twentieth century the US underwent a process of “deinstitutionalization” closing large mental health hospital and wards without corresponding community supports. A consequence of this trend was the criminalization of mental illness and increased risk of incarceration. We continue to see high rates of mental health conditions among incarcerated populations. Furthermore, the graying of the prison population has shone a light on issues around physical impairment and chronic illness. This co-sponsored session features papers focused on understanding the complex relationships among incarceration, institutionalization, and disability.

Sub Unit

• Disability in Society Section / Incarceration, Institutionalization, and Disability (Co-sponsored by Crime, Law, and Deviance Section)

Cosponsor

• Crime, Law, and Deviance Section

Presider

• Brianna Remster, Villanova University

Individual Presentations

• Disability, School Discipline, and Arrest in Adulthood - Emily A. Lybbert, University of Texas-Austin; Lindsay Bing, University of Alberta

• Unequal Perceptions, Unequal Access: Learning Disability Diagnosis and Prison Education Programs - Morgan McMains-Nurisio, Rutgers University-Newark

• Poor conduct or poor management? Exploring the relationship between ADHD and prison inmate misconduct - Valerie Clark, Minnesota Department of Corrections; Cody Warner, Montana State University; Grant Duwe, Minnesota Department of Corrections; Seth Arnett, Montana State University

• "He's Here Until He Dies": U.S. Correctional Healthcare Workers' Discourse on Older Incarcerated Adults - Hannah Schwendeman, University of Minnesota

Session Organizers

• Kenzie Mintus, Indiana University Indianapolis

• Brianna Remster, Villanova University