Title Inner lives : voices of African American women in prison / Paula C. Johnson ; with a foreword by Joyce A. Logan and an afterword by Angela J. Davis.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	365.43 J68I	Check Shelf

Description	xiii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-333) and index.
Contents	I Analysis of African American Women's Experiences in the U.S. Criminal Justice System 19 -- II Profiles and Narratives of African American Women in the U.S. Criminal Justice System 51.
Summary	"The rate of women entering prison has increased nearly 400 percent since 1980, with African American women constituting the largest percentage of this population. However, despite their extremely disproportional representation in correctional institutions, little attention has been paid to the actual experiences of African American women within the criminal justice system." "Inner Lives provides readers with a rare portrait of African American women prisoners. By presenting the women's stories in their own voices, Paula C. Johnson captures the reality of those who are in the system and those who are working to help them. Inner Lives offers a nuanced and compelling portrait of the fastest-growing demographic group by blending legal history, ethnography, sociology, and criminology. These narratives are accompanied by Johnson's compelling arguments on how to reform our nation's laws and social policies in order to eradicate existing inequalities. By pairing careful analysis with firsthand accounts, Inner Lives presents important new insights into the criminal justice system."--Jacket.
Subject	Women prisoners -- United States -- Biography.
	Women prisoners -- United States -- Interviews.
	African American prisoners -- Biography.
	African American prisoners -- Interviews.
	Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
	86.41 criminal law: general. (NL-LeOCL)077608070
	African American prisoners. (OCoLC)fst00799317
	Discrimination in criminal justice administration. (OCoLC)fst00895034
	Women prisoners. (OCoLC)fst01178398
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Strafrecht.
	Gevangenissen.
	Negers.
	Vrouwen.
	Administration de la justice.
	Afro-américaine.
	Discrimination.
	Justice pénale.
	Prisonnière.
	Prison.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Interviews.
	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
	Interviews.
	Interview (Descripteur de forme)
ISBN	0814742548 (cloth ; alk. paper)
	9780814742549 (cloth ; alk. paper)
	0814742556 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
	9780814742556 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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