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Abuse can have many forms, for example, financial control, psychological control (which can take the form of destroyed self-esteem), physical control and emotional control. The language that the women use in their narratives in The Wall describes a similar kind of power and control that is utilized by the legal system in the war on drugs. Also, the language that many of the women use to describe their situation parallels abusive relationships in two major ways: Some women describe a hopeless feeling of not ever getting out of prison as many women feel that getting out of their abusive relationships is a hopeless feat Some women describe their situations in hopeful ways and see themselves as survivors, rather than victims. This section will use content analysis to examine the language used by women in the narratives to examine the theme of power and control and the language they use to cope with their realities. The end result of this analysis will be to illustrate a parallel between the legal system as abusive to women and the patriarchy that supports domestic violence in our society. In taking into account these themes, the researchers are staying aligned with the feminist research methods which examine social systems and gender issues. Abusive Experiences There were many instances in which the women either were in abusive relationships or had experienced some type of trauma in their lives. How these women cope with their experiences is an important factor to consider. For example, as a young girl, Diana (pg. 2) was witness to a murder-suicide when her father shot and killed her mother then himself. Her coping mechanism, “After that, I cared about no one” (2) was to become numb. Several life circumstances followed that eventually led her to an unhealthy marriage. Diane was also raped as an adult and she coped with that by keeping a gun in her house, “After that, I swore I would not be a victim again” (3). Lizette (7) was also in an abusive relationship. In her narrative, she speaks of her father being incarcerated, and refers to her situation as a “nightmare” (8). There may be a connection between the incarceration of her father and the relationship she ended up in that eventually led to her incarceration. Yolanda (46) was also involved in what one would describe as an unhealthy relationship. “I was guilty of being a small time, street level drug dealer who got involved with the wrong people, and a man I thought loved me.” Sandra describes her trouble starting when she “went through a bad divorce and then went out of control” (61). Her problems continued when she met a man who “said all the right words to me” and supplied her with drugs. Describing The Legal System Christine describes a level of control in the prison system that is difficult to imagine. “I have seen so many harms done to women in prison, and it gets worse every year. We are demoralized and shamed almost daily by guards and prison administrators. BOP employees habitually think that just because we are in prison that we must also be stupid” (1-2). It is this kind of description that sounds so similar to the behavior of an abusive partner. In fact, in an educational handout from SafePlace, a domestic and sexual assault service agency in Olympia, WA, warning signs of abusers are described. These warning signs include: Frequently putting a partner down Trying to exercise control over a partner Belittling your partners fears or concerns about the relationship Destroying or threatening to destroy your partner’s belongings Threatening to hurt your partner, her family members, friends or pets Checking up on your partner frequently Forcing sex (SafePlace, n.d.) These and more characteristics are part and parcel of the system of corrections that is run in this country. Similar to many of the women in this set of narratives who are mothers, Yraida (10) describes the impact of losing her ability to be a mother because of the prison system. “I am hundreds of miles from my sons…the pain and the suffering from this long separation from my sons is just unbearable” (12). How she can cope with these issues, and whether the prison system is equipped to deal with the kind of grief that a mother must face is not addressed in these narratives, but is an important question. Mary (40) clearly describes the experiences she has experienced as abusive. “This is my first taste of being a prisoner of war and I only hope I can stay whole and keep my sanity throughout this experience of abuse, inhumane treatment and cruelty of every imaginable means.” She follows this statement with a poem that describes immense pain and loss of control over her own life. Health problems are issues in both domestic violence, and as the narratives from The Wall demonstrate, in the prison system as well. Karen (41-2) describes her experiences and how the prison administration was keeping her from medical treatment. “The new warden, Lucy Mallisham, has recently reported to my family I have been refusing treatment. This is entirely untrue. She is attempting to protect herself from liability, and obstruct my access to medical care. By doing so, she is jeopardizing my life” (42). Karen also describes an extreme isolation in which “being left alone for long periods of time, in a tomb-like space, can be alienating. I often felt as if I had died and this was the afterlife…I was dead to the world outside. No contact with anyone I used to know…There was no place for me to go. NO one was waiting for me.” (44). It is this type of treatment that must be questioned with regard to treatment versus punishment for drug abuse problems. The ways in which these women cope with the losses they experience while in prison is important for acknowledging whether or not the war on drugs and the current method of dealing with those who get caught up in it, accurately or not, is efficient from a public administration standpoint. But the impact on children and the ability to be a mother is not the only loss that these women experience while in prison. Some women are   ,46d › Ѓ  ” — ˜ ™ Ж  ? 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