Sisters outside : radical activists working for women prisoners / Jodie Michelle Lawston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawston, Jodie Michelle, 1977-

Series:

SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology.

SUNY series in women, crime, criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women prisoners.

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shows how radical women advocate for women in prison while acknowledging the racial and class division between them.

Contents:

Introduction: Struggling for credibility

Ideological origins of network for Prisoners : from reform to revolution

Negotiating racial privilege : (re) framing feelings of illegitimacy

"We're all sisters" : bridging the "gap" between activists and prisoners

Reconceptualizing prison and prisoners : attempts to resist "get tough on crime" discourse

Conclusion: Contributions and reflections.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438427089

1438427085

9781441618672

1441618678

OCLC:

809411166