| Description |
111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Incarceration issues |
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Incarceration issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-107) and index. |
| Contents |
Women and crime : who is in prison and why? -- Women's prisons : what's it like to live behind bars? -- Mental illness, health care, and other special issues for incarcerated women -- Safe behind bars? : women guarded by men -- Family affair : incarcerated women and the families they leave behind -- International offenders : imprisoned women around the world -- Helping women inmates : what works? |
| Summary |
Explores issues related to female imprisonment, discussing mental illness, health care, safety, the effects on the family, and international offenders, and describing women's prisons. |
| Subject |
Women prisoners.
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Women prisoners. (OCoLC)fst01178398
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| ISBN |
1590849930 |
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9781590849934 |
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