Letters from prison : voices of women murderers / Jennifer Furio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Furio, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women murderers--United States--Correspondence.

Women murderers.

Women murderers--United States--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by incarcerated women, these incredibly personal, surprisingly honest letters shed light on their lives, their crimes - and the mitigating circumstances. Author Jennifer Furio, a prison reform activist, subtly reveals the biases if the criminal ju

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; A Message to the Reader; The Women and Their Letters; "LANEY": The Making of a Murderer; TERRI RACHALS; KRISTINE BUNCH; PAMELA SMART; DIANE BOWERMAN; HOPE RIPPEY AND TONI LAWRENCE; BRENDA SPENCER; CHRISTINA RIGGS; BETTY BRODERICK; CAROL BUNDY; SHIRLEY CURRY; SUZAN CARSON; VERONICA COMPTON; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-34659-0

9786610346592

1-892941-32-5

0-87586-144-X

OCLC:

123112555