"Now we have nothing"
Subtitle: exploring the impact of maternal imprisonment on children whose mothers killed an abusive partner
By: Kailash Bhana, Tessa Hochfeld.
Contributors: Hochfeld, Tessa.
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence & Reconciliation
Published: 2001
Place of publication: [Johannesburg]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Children of prisoners -- South Africa.; Children of prisoners -- Services for -- South Africa.; Women prisoners -- South Africa -- Family relationships.; Family violence -- South Africa.; Victims of family violence -- South Africa.
Other titles: Exploring the impact of maternal imprisonment on children whose mothers killed an abusive partner
Description: This study shows that long-term imprisonment for a mother who has killed her abusive partner is not in her children's best interests. The study draws on the life experiences of 16 children whose mothers are serving long prison sentences at Johannesburg Central Prison for killing their partners.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-43).
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