Deployment of Digital Devices in Prisons in New South Wales in Australia: Exploring the Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities for Incarcerated Women.

Women in prison experience a double digital divide, due to gendered discrimination and carceral isolation. We focus on a recent policy change in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, whereby digital devices were provided to incarcerated people. This policy change is considered in light of women's trauma histories and the importance of community and family connection. We respond to themes presented at the United Nations' Sixty-Seventh Session on the Commission of the Status of Women, specifically achieving equality and empowerment for all women and girls in the digital age. Incarcerated women must be prioritized when addressing the gendered digital divide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]