Blog 21

National Association of Female Correctional Officers is basically a nonprofit organization. This organization goals are to improve the working conditions in the prisons. They aiming towards improving the conditions in “prisons, jails, and correctional facilities.” In the reading, Briton also address the conditions of these institutions. He too, argued for implication for change in the prisons and correctional facilities. Since prison have been created women have experienced many different stereotypes and issues. Women have been viewed in many different ways from society and even their colleagues. In correctional facilities women experience sexual harassment and sexual assault. Women also, experience more rumors than men do in the facility as well. Although, men guards can also be accused of sexual harassment, women in men prison receive more. This organization is aiming towards preventing sexual assault and harassment in these types of facilities. Just like in the previous reading, Lois was a female officer that got held hostage by one of the inmates. During the 15 days that she was held hostage she was assaulted. Lois was raped by this inmate and sexually harassed. This is not the only case where female officers are sexually harassed or assaulted by inmates. Inmates see women and view women through a “sexual lens” (PowerPoint). Inmates also, try to seduce women, which makes it harder on a women because that is one more issue that she have to worry about when working in male prisons. The National Association of Female Correctional Officers are trying to make a difference and create a change. This organization continues to try and stop these assaults for women officers while on duty. Britton goal is to always strive for a change. Britton recommends that there be more training for men and women at these institutions so that they get a better understanding of the environment. He addresses that racial and sexual harassment should be addressed as well.