| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xx, 335 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-335). |
| Contents |
pt. I. Pre-incarceration experiences -- 1. Latinas/os and the war on drugs -- 2. Families and early experiences of abuse -- 3. Youth arrests and placements -- 4. Barrios and gangs -- 5. Addiction -- 6. Staying alive : hustling and other jobs -- 7. Adult arrests -- 8. Police harassment and brutality -- 9. Courts and consequences -- pt. II. Sybil Brand Institute for Women and beyond -- 10. Sybil Brand Institute for Women : the institutional setting -- 11. The keepers : regime and rule enforcement -- 12. Programs and services -- 13. Jailhouse economy -- 14. Living together : prisoner alliances and hostilities -- 15. Gender, sexuality, and family kinship networks -- 16. Outside looking in : third parties -- 17. Prisoner complaints and resistance -- 18. Picking up the pieces -- 19. Concluding remarks and reflections -- Appendix A. Sociodemographic characteristics of Chicana Pintas interviewed -- Appendix B. Most frequent offenses leading to arrest. |
| Subject |
Women prisoners -- California.
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Female offenders -- California.
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Mexican American women -- California -- Biography.
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Mexican American women -- California -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
0292712723 cloth alkaline paper |
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0292713169 paperback alkaline paper |
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