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Women behind bars : the crisis of women in the U.S. prison system / Silja J.A. Talvi.
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Seal Press
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2007
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| Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department | 365 TALVI, SILJA J. A. | Check Shelf |
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xxiii, 359 pages ; 21 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342) and index.
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| Contents |
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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9781580051958 paperback
1580051952
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