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Women behind bars : the crisis of women in the U.S. prison system / Silja J.A. Talvi.
"More and more women-mothers, grandmothers, wives, daughters, and sisters-are doing hard prison time all across the United States. Many of them are facing the prospect of years, decades, even lifetimes behind bars. Oddly, there's been little public discussion about the dramatic increase of women in the prison system. What exactly is happening here, and why? The answers are in Women Behind Bars, in which investigative journalist Silja Talvi sheds light on why American girls and women are being locked up at such unprecedented rates. Talvi travels across the country to weave together interviews with inmates, correctional officers, and administrators, providing readers with a glance at the impact incarceration has on our society. With a combination of compassion and critical analysis, Talvi delivers a timely, in-depth analysis of a growing and extremely complicated issue." -- Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781580051958
- ISBN: 1580051952
- Physical Description: xxiii, 359 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Emeryville, CA : Seal Press, ©2007.
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: The invisible struggle -- Here's your one-way ticket to prison -- Women in wartime -- Abuse behind the wall -- Dangerous medicine -- Trying to stay sane -- Criminalizing motherhood -- Women who kill -- Women loving women -- Living in the God pod -- Shipping women's bodies -- International lockup -- Hope and healing -- Afterword: Chasing the beam, chasing dignity.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | HV 9471 .T35 2007 | 279385 | Stacks | Available | - |
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