Title Voices from the inside : case studies from a Tennessee women's prison / Chinyere Ogbonna and Ross Nordin

Published Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 259 pages) Contents Introduction -- Pain killers and addiction -- Peer pressure and addiction -- Escape from abuse and tragedy -- The lure of big money -- Data analysis -- Rehabilitation programs and release preparation -- Classification and procedures -- Drug court -- Discussions and conclusions Summary This book takes readers into the cells of a maximum security prison to reveal the personal accounts of over sixty women that are incarcerated for drug crimes. The stories will shock and entertain, and will certainly help readers to see more than the statistics behind drug offenses Notes "Foreword by Travis C. Pratt"--Cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Female offenders -- Drug use -- Tennessee -- Case studies Women prisoners -- Drug use -- Tennessee -- Case studies Women drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- Tennessee -- Case studies Drug abuse and crime -- Tennessee Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Tennessee SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology. Discrimination in criminal justice administration Drug abuse and crime Female offenders -- Drug use Women prisoners -- Drug use Tennessee Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book Author Nordin, Ross A. LC no. 2020740181 ISBN 9780761848073 076184807X

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