Abstract

Using in-depth interviews with forty women in one California prison, the research addresses incarcerated women’s perceptions of justice regarding their experiences with the criminal justice system, particularly concerning the internal prison grievance system. This article focuses on interview subjects’ perceptions of (in)justice regarding problems relevant to the grievance processes. The most prominent discourses of justice revolved around procedural and substantive justice issues in seemingly contradictory ways. These discourses emerged from three main areas of discussion: everyday prison operations and interactions; the design and operation of grievance procedures; and dehumanizing prison processes and policies and sexual assaults and abuse. The article highlights the seemingly contradictory nature of the justice ideals put forth, discusses the contextual nature of these perceptions and, reflecting on justice and legal theory, offers some conclusions and recommendations, addressing the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

摘要

该研究通过对加利福尼亚州一所监狱的 40 名女性进行深入访谈，探讨了被监禁女性对刑事司法系统经历的正义感，特别是对监狱内部申诉系统的看法。本文重点关注采访对象对与申诉程序相关的问题的公正（不公正）的看法。最突出的正义论述以看似矛盾的方式围绕着程序正义和实体正义问题。这些论述来自三个主要讨论领域：监狱的日常运作和互动；申诉程序的设计和运作；非人性化的监狱程序和政策以及性侵犯和虐待。文章强调了所提出的正义理想看似矛盾的本质，