Dr. Lisa M. Carter is an assistant professor in the Criminology Department at Florida Southern College. She also teaches courses for the Women and Gender Studies program. She earned her B.A. in Sociology with a specialization in Deviant Behavior from the University of Kentucky, and her M.S. in Corrections and Juvenile Justice Studies from Eastern Kentucky University. She completed her Ph.D. in Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include topics pertaining to female criminality, reintegration, and the death penalty. Dr. Catherine D. Marcum is an associate professor of Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. Her areas of expertise include cybercrime offending and victimization, correctional issues, and sexual victimization, and she has multiple journal publications and books in the areas. She recently received 2015 Outstanding Criminal Justice Educator of the Year in the southern region, and is the editor of Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research for 2018–2021.

Finally—a comprehensive text that covers all aspects of the challenges faced by female offenders in their reentry journeys. Featuring evidence-based research, current demographic and trend data, policy and best practices analyses, and in-depth case studies, this monograph provides insightful examinations of critical gender barriers to societal reintegration—transportation, housing, employment, issues of chronic illness and reproductive health, mental health and substance abuse disorders, and child reunification. —Rosemary Gido, Indiana University of PennsylvaniaThe editors have put together a well-balanced collection of chapters that discuss in depth the multiple problems female ex-offenders face when returning to their communities. This text provides an excellent forum for discussion on the topic of female offenders and reentry that will leave students as well as policy makers and educators thinking about how they can effect change. —Danielle McDonald, Northern Kentucky UniversityIn Female Offenders and Reentry, Carter and Marcum have expertly conveyed the challenges facing women as they work towards reestablishing a life outside of prison. This compelling and comprehensive text is essential to understanding the contemporary female reentry experience. —Ashley G. Blackburn, University of Houston–Downtown

• Chapter 1: IntroductionCatherine D. Marcum and Lisa M. CarterChapter 2: Transportation IssuesMiriam Northcutt BohmertChapter 3: Physical Health Needs and Treatment for Female Offenders Returning to SocietyValerie R. Anderson and Shabnam JavdaniChapter 4: Mental Health Needs and TreatmentKyle C. Ward and Mary K. EvansCase Study 4A: Female Offenders, Mental Illness, and Recidivism: An Examination of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Among a Sample of Female Parolees Released to the City of Philadelphia Kimberly Houser and Eric S. McCordChapter 5: Women With Substance Use Disorders Reentering the CommunityWendy P. Guastaferro and Laura LutgenCase Study 5A: Women Offenders and Drug Courts: Does Gender Matter?Kimberly Houser and Christine SaumChapter 6: Reproductive Health Needs and TreatmentJennifer Mooney and Aalap BommarajuChapter 7: Educational and Vocational Attainment During ReintegrationLinda Keena and Ashley HluskaChapter 8: Having to Check Yes: The Stigma of a Criminal Record and Other Challenges to Obtaining Meaningful Employment for Released Female OffendersKerry RichmondChapter 9: Centering Women’s Reentry With Safe, Secure, and Affordable HousingFaith Lutze and Jenny LauChapter 10: Reunification With Family and Children During the Reentry ProcessSuzanne M. GodboldtChapter 11: Female Sex Offenders and ReintegrationJennifer Klein and Danielle CooperChapter 12: Making It on the Outside: Reintegration Challenges of Girls and Women of ColorVera Lopez and Lisa PaskoChapter 13: Wrongful ConvictionsKaitlyn Clarke and Philip D. McCormackChapter 14: Future Directions/Best PracticesLindsey VigesaaCase Study 14A: Desistance from Crime During ReintegrationKecia R. Johnson and Dave C. May