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Women in prison : inside the concrete womb / Kathryn Watterson.

Title
  1. Women in prison : inside the concrete womb / Kathryn Watterson.
Published by
  1. Boston : Northeastern University Press, c1996.
Format
  1. Book/text
Author
  1. Watterson, Kathryn, 1942-

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Description
  1. xxvi, 402 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. No-holds-barred interviews with nearly a thousand inmates and prison officials, expose the shockingly inequitable--and ineffective--wasteland of imprisonment. [back cover].
Subject
  1. Female offenders -- United States -- Case studies.
  2. Women prisoners -- United States -- Case studies.
  3. Reformatories for women -- United States.
Genre/Form
  1. Case studies
Contents
  1. 1. A Separate Society: Inside the Concrete Womb -- 2. A Personal Journey: The Genesis of This Book -- 3. Injustices in the Justice System: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? -- 4. Facing Facts: Who Gets Punished? What Are Their Crimes? -- 5. Found Guilty: Courtroom Theater and Women without Scripts -- 6. Welcome to the Concrete Womb: Leave Your Dignity at the Door -- 7. Forced Dependency: The Prison As Abusive Parent -- 8. Security and Discipline: Springs Wound Too Tightly -- 9. Snapshots: Women's Stories, Women's Lives -- 10. A Look at the History of Women's Prisons in America: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back -- 11. Locked Out: The Concrete Wall between Women and Their Children -- 12. Prisons: A Government Industry Fueled by Unpaid Labor -- 13. Medical Treatment: Band-Aids over Broken Bones -- 14. Crime or Illness? Shrinks, Drugs, and Therapy -- 15. Relationships: Prison Families, Friendships, and Sexuality -- 16. Getting Out: A Long and Frightening Road Home.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Language
  1. English
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-402).
Processing action (note)
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