Inside This Place, Not of It
Narratives from Women's Prisons
Published on 1. August 2017
320 pages
978-1-78663-229-6 (ISBN)
Description
Inside This Place, Not of It reveals some of the most egregious human rights violations within women's prisons in the United States. In their own words, the thirteen narrators in this book recount their lives leading up to incarceration and their experiences inside- ranging from forced sterilization and shackling during childbirth, to physical and sexual abuse by prison staff. Together, their testimonies illustrate the harrowing struggles for survival that women in prison must endure.
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Edition
Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78663-229-6 (9781786632296)
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07/2017
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Persons
Ayelet Waldman is the bestselling author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Daughter's Keeper, Red Hook Road, Bad Mother, and, most recently Love and Treasure. She has also written for the New York Times, Vogue, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.
Robin Levi is a consultant working in the field of human rights, and she is the former human rights director at Justice Now. While a staff attorney at the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, she documented sexual abuse of women in U.S. state prisons.
Michelle Alexander is an associate professor of law at Ohio State University, a civil rights advocate and writer, and the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
Robin Levi is a consultant working in the field of human rights, and she is the former human rights director at Justice Now. While a staff attorney at the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, she documented sexual abuse of women in U.S. state prisons.
Michelle Alexander is an associate professor of law at Ohio State University, a civil rights advocate and writer, and the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
Content
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword: Standing without Sweet Company
- Introduction: A Battalion of Survivors
- Olivia Hamilton
- Sheri Dwight
- Maria Taylor
- Sarah Chase
- Teri Hancock
- Emily Madison
- Anna Jacobs
- Francesca Salavieri
- Marilyn Sanderson
- Taisie Baldwin
- Victoria Sanchez
- Charlie Morningstar
- Theresa Martinez
- Appendices
- Appendices Contents
- A Note on the Appendices
- Glossary
- Timeline
- Appendix I: The Legal Framework of Incarceration and Access to Remedies
- Appendix II: Forms of Violence Against Incarcerated Women, Part I-Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
- Appendix III: Forms of Violence Against Incarcerated Women, Part II-Lack of Adequate Healthcare
- Appendix IV: Pregnancy, Abortion, Sterilization, and Shackling
- Appendix V: Access to Children, Loved Ones, and Intimate Relations
- Appendix VI: Discriminatory Practices and Special Populations
- Appendix VII: Post-Prison Consequences
- Appendix VIII: Barriers to Communication from Prison
- Appendix IX: Rape in U.S. Prisons, and How to Stop It
- Appendix X: Ten Ways To Learn More About Women In Prison
- Endnotes
- Acknowledgements
- About the Editors
