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Carceral Period Poverty in South African Prisons

In this post, Rebecca Gore highlights the systemic barriers faced by female inmates in accessing menstrual health management. Drawing on South Africa's prison system, the author discusses how female inmates experience a shortage of sanitary pads, lack of access to tampons, water, private spaces, and limited education on menstruation. Her examination of existing legal and policy frameworks reveals the gap between international standards and the lived realities of incarcerated women in South Africa.

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