| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
viii, 263 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Revised edition of the author's A woman doing life published in 2010. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Robert Johnson -- Jail time -- Prison time -- Love in a cold climate -- Violence behind bars : women, mano a mano -- Shakedowns, fakedowns, and solitary confinement -- Quality of life (loosely defined) -- Living with loss - Programs, privileges, and oases of creativity -- The sick and the dead -- Other voices, other venues : self-portraits by women in prison -- Looking out and looking back : recidivism and religion; remorse and redemption -- Origami heart / Erin George -- Epilogue -- Afterword / Joycelyn Pollock and Alison B. Martin -- Appendix A. Terms of entanglement : a prison glossary -- Appendix B. A prison cookbook -- Appendix C. Cell buddy. |
| Summary |
"In A Woman Doing Life, author and inmate Erin George draws a vivid and uniquely raw portrait of female life in prison. By detailing her own experiences and sharing poignant stories from other female inmates, George gives insight into prison relationships, death and sickness, reactions from friends and family, and even 'cooking' in prison." -- Back cover. |
| Subject |
George, Erin.
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Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (Va.)
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Women prisoners -- Virginia -- Case studies.
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Life imprisonment -- Virginia -- Case studies.
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Reformatories for women -- Virginia -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Robert, 1948-
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Martin, Alison Brooks.
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| ISBN |
9780199935888 |
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0199935882 |
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