A book summary of Punishment in Disguise: Penal Governance and Federal Imprisonment of Women in Canada by Kelly Hannah-Moffat.

The systematic oppression of women is common across various aspects of our society and this includes prisons. In a bid to shed light on the treatment of incarcerated women, Kelly Hanna-Moffat, a professor in the University of Toronto, explores the modern prison systems for women. She particularly analyzes how the introduction of women as staff in the prison system brings about reformist modifications and new interactive norms by incorporating…