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Incarcerated Women - A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons (Hardcover)
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Incarcerated Women - A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons (Hardcover)
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The story of the rise of prisons and development of prison systems
in the United States has been studied extensively in scholarship,
but the experiences of female inmates in these institutions have
not received the same attention. Historically, women incarcerated
in prison, jails, and reformatories accounted for a small number of
inmates across the United States. Early on, they were often held in
prisons alongside men and faced neglect, exploitation, and poor
living conditions. Various attempts to reform them, ranging from
moral instruction and education to domestic training, faced
opposition at times from state officials, prison employees, and
even male prison reformers. Due to the consistent small populations
and relative neglect the women often faced, their experiences in
prison have been understudied. This collection of essays seeks to
recapture the perspective on women's prison experience from a range
of viewpoints. This edited collection will explore the challenges
women faced as inmates, their efforts to exert agency or control
over their lives and bodies, how issues of race and social class
influenced experiences, and how their experiences differed from
that of male inmates. Contributions extend from the early
nineteenth century into the twenty-first century to provide an
opportunity to examine change over time with regards to female
imprisonment. Furthermore, the chapters examine numerous geographic
regions, allowing for readers to analyze how place and environment
shapes the inmate experience.
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