"Let momma take 'em": portrayals of women supporting male former prisoners.

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"Let momma take 'em": portrayals of women supporting male former prisoners.

Women provide support for many vulnerable groups, work that is frequently discounted with gendered stereotypes. One growing vulnerable group is former prisoners who often return to women family members. We completed a qualitative study with 25 former prisoners and criminal justice staff to examine their conceptualizations of the demands placed on women supporters of former prisoners.