Women Behind Bars

Women Behind Bars
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 319
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ISBN-10 : 9780786750795
ISBN-13 : 0786750790
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Book Synopsis Women Behind Bars by : Silja JA Talvi

Download or read book Women Behind Bars written by Silja JA Talvi and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2007-11-02 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More and more women—mothers, grandmothers, wives, daughters, and sisters—are doing hard prison time all across the United States. Many of them are facing the prospect of years, decades, even lifetimes behind bars. Oddly, there's been little public discussion about the dramatic increase of women in the prison system. What exactly is happening here, and why? The answers are in Women Behind Bars, in which investigative journalist Silja Talvi sheds light on why American girls and women are being locked up at such unprecedented rates. Talvi travels across the country to weave together interviews with inmates, correctional officers, and administrators, providing readers with a glance at the impact incarceration has on our society. With a combination of compassion and critical analysis, Talvi delivers a timely, in-depth analysis of a growing and extremely complicated issue.


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