Inner lives : voices of African American women in prison / Paula C. Johnson ; with a foreword by Joyce A. Logan and an afterword by Angela J. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Paula C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women prisoners--United States--Biography.

Women prisoners.

Women prisoners--United States--Interviews.

African American prisoners--Biography.

African American prisoners.

African American prisoners--Interviews.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rate of women entering prison has increased nearly 400 percent since 1980, with African American women constituting the largest percentage of this population. However, despite their extremely disproportional representation in correctional institutions, little attention has been paid to their experiences within the criminal justice system. Inner Lives provides readers the rare opportunity to intimately connect with African American women prisoners. By presenting the women's stories in their own voices, Paula C. Johnson captures the reality of those who are in the system, and those who are w

Contents:

Contents; Foreword by Joyce A. Logan; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; IAnalysis of African American Women's Experiences in the U.S. Criminal Justice System; II Profiles and Narratives of African American Women in the U.S. Criminal Justice System; A Currently Incarcerated Women; 1 DonAlda; 2 Cynthia; 3 Mamie; 4 Elizabeth; 5 Rae Ann; 6 Donna; 7 Martha; 8 Marilyn; B Formerly Incarcerated Women; 9 Bettie Gibson; 10 Joyce Ann Brown; 11 Betty Tyson; 12 Karen Michelle Blakney; 13 Ida P. McCray; 14 Millicent Pierce; 15 Joyce A. Logan; 16 Donna Hubbard Spearman

C Criminal Justice Officials and Support Networks17 Judge Juanita Bing Newton; 18 Assistant Warden Gerald Clay; 19 Grace House Administrators: Rochelle Bowles,Mary Dolan, Annie González, and Kathy Nolan; 20 Sandra Barnhill, Director,Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers (AIM); 21 Rhodessa Jones, Director, Medea Theater Project; 22 Professor Brenda V. Smith; 23 A Family Story: Renay, Judy, Debbie, and Kito; III Conclusions and Recommendations; Afterword by Angela J. Davis; Appendix A: Self-Study Course on African American Women's History; Appendix B: Resource Directory; Notes; Bibliography

IndexAbout the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-333) and index.

ISBN:

0-8147-4385-4

0-8147-4329-3

1-4175-8825-X

OCLC:

779828124