Mothering from the inside : parenting in a women's prison / Sandra Enos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enos, Sandra, 1949-

Series:

SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology

SUNY series in women, crime and criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women prisoners--United States.

Women prisoners.

Children of women prisoners.

Absentee mothers.

United States.

Absentee mothers--United States.

Motherhood.

Children of women prisoners--United States.

Prisoners' families--United States.

Prisoners' families.

Physical Description:

viii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2001]

Contents:

1. Mothers in Prison: The Impact of Race and Ethnicity 1

2. The Challenge of Mothering on the Inside 21

3. Arranging Care and Managing Caretakers 43

4. Demonstrating Fitness and Negotiating Ownership of Children 75

5. Constructing and Managing Motherhood, Drugs, and Crime 101

Afterword: "You Know What I'm Sayin'?" 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index.

ISBN:

0791448495

0791448509

OCLC:

43971542