the present study Using descriptive phenomenological approach and in-depth interview technique reflects the lived experience of 25 women who have been imprisoned in one of the women's prisons, which have been selected using purposive sampling with maximum variety.
The main research questions were about the perception of experience of prison processes from the perspective of women prisoners and gender considerations based on the lived experiences of them These qualitative findings were analyzed with the support of utilitarian approaches, feminist criminology, and responses to women's gender needs.
The main research questions were about the perception of experience of prison processes from the perspective of women prisoners and gender considerations based on the lived experiences of these individuals; These qualitative findings were analyzed with the support of utilitarian approaches, feminist criminology, and responses to women's gender needs.
Perceiving participants' experiences includes of preventing from being separated from his or her family in the category of close to the family residence, Facilitate the adaptation of prisoners in the quarantine ward , Strengthening family ties in the interaction section, protection of first offenders and inmate mothers in the prisoner classification section, attention to the physical and mental condition of women in the service section, awareness and self-esteem in the field of prison programs.
The findings of the study express the lived experience of women from gender considerations, including maintaining and rebuilding family ties, maintaining and rebuilding femininity in prison, paying attention to gender-based empowerment and women's entertainment and leisure, which are due to the most frequent categories and in order to respond to Women's gender needs have been interpreted.