| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 347 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Paying for the pleasures of pot / Diane -- What's normal? / Angelique -- When welfare isn't enough / Lia -- Just an average American girl / Kathy -- Sex is always the headliner / Norma -- The Low-down high life / Vicki -- I'm not afraid / Marie -- Crossing the colour line / Mattie & me -- Protector of the forest / Betty -- Building a revolution / Ann -- Activist against U.S. imperialism / Christine -- Prison as colonization / First nations women -- The Politicization of imprisonment / Gayle |
| Summary |
However their stories differ in the details, all of the women in this book speak about their time in prison with eloquence and admirable candor. Some have spent most of their lives behind bars; for others, prison was a one-time experience. Most were incarcerated for offences related to drugs and theft. Several were involved in violent crimes. Three -- Betty Krawczyk, Ann Hansen, and Christine Lamont -- did time for political activities that received international media attention. Their stories belie any stereotype about the type of woman who ends up in jail. Each account is a parable of life's f |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women prisoners -- California -- Biography
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Women prisoners -- British Columbia -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Women prisoners
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British Columbia
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California
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Faith, Karlene.
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Near, Anne.
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| ISBN |
9781926685595 |
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9781553651420 |
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1553651421 |
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1926685598 |
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1282696424 |
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9781282696426 |
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9786612696428 |
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6612696427 |
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