This is our freedom : motherhood in the shadow of the American prison system / Geniece Crawford Mondé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mondé, Geniece Crawford, 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mothers--United States--Interviews.

Mothers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

For the overwhelming majority of women leaving correctional institutions in the United States, there is one aspect of their identity that informs their needs, opportunities, hopes, and dreams: their roles as mothers. This Is Our Freedom provides an intimate and moving portrait of women's journeys prior to and after incarceration. In interviews with seventy formerly incarcerated mothers, Geniece Crawford Mondé captures how women reframe their marginalized identity and place themselves at the center of their own stories. With incisive analysis, Mondé reveals the complex ways that motherhood shapes post-incarceration life, while highlighting how the lasting legacy of mass incarceration continues to impact society's most vulnerable members.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Marginalized from the Beginning

2. Love, Baby, and Chaos

3. Crime, Agency, and Postcarceral Narratives

4. The Duality of Marginalized Motherhood

5. The Project of Rehabilitation: The Duality of Place and People

Conclusion: The Unasked Question

Appendix: Research Methods and Respondent Characteristics

Notes

References

Index

Series.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Mondé, Geniece Crawford This Is Our Freedom

ISBN:

9780520380745

0520380746

OCLC:

1321804498