Women behind bars : the crisis of women in the U.S. prison system / by Silja J.A. Talvi.
Women behind bars : the crisis of women in the U.S. prison system / by Silja J.A. Talvi.
Women behind bars : the crisis of women in the U.S. prison system / by Silja J.A. Talvi.
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Publisher
Emeryville, CA : Seal Press, c2007.
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N365.6082/1
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Introduction: The invisible struggle -- Here's your one-way ticket to prison -- Women in wartime -- The danger within -- Dangerous medicine -- Trying to stay sane -- Criminalizing motherhood -- Women who kill -- Women loving women -- Living in the god pod -- Shipping women's bodies -- Democratic nat...
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Publisher
Emeryville, CA : Seal Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"In Women Behind Bars, journalist Silja J.A. Talvi exposes the gut-wrenching reality of a broken system and the impact it has on so many women's lives. In doing so, she offers hope for our country, showing us the changes we need in the administration of justice."--BOOK JACKET.
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Women behind bars : the crisis of women in the U.S. prison system / by Silja J.A. Talvi.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2007.
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N365.6082/1
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74VK37GwmmPd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK37GwmmPd
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ISBN
1580051952
9781580051958
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365.60820973
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991023747719702626
