13 women : parables from prison / edited by Karlene Faith with Anne Near.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Faith, Karlene.

Near, Anne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women prisoners--California--Biography.

Women prisoners.

Women prisoners--British Columbia--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Thirteen women

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : Douglas & McIntyre ; [Berkeley] : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

13 Women conveys the personal accounts of women in prison, spanning three decades and taking place in Canada, the United States and Brazil.Most of the women in these pages, as is true for the majority of imprisoned women, were incarcerated for offences related to drugs and theft. Several were involved in violent incidents. Three of the contributors - Betty Krawczyk, Ann Hansen and Christine Lamont ? did time for political activities that received international media attention.Karlene Faith's work as a long-time prisoners' rights ac

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; Closing Reflections; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-69642-4

9786612696428

1-926685-59-8

OCLC:

471123726