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Challenging confinement : mass incarceration and the fight for equality in women's prisons
Author
Title
Challenging confinement : mass incarceration and the fight for equality in women's prisons / Bonnie L. Ernst.
ISBN
9781479825561
1479825565
9781479825585
9781479825592
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2023]
Physical Description
191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Challenging Confinement is an examination of how the feminist movements in the late twentieth century ignited prison protests, activism, and reform in women's prisons during the era of mass incarceration"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 18, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Women's Movements and Mass Incarceration
"We Are Dealing with Women:" Race, Gender, and Prison Reform in the Detroit House of Correction, 1926-1957
From Mass Action to Class Action: Origins of the Prisoners' Rights Movement for Women
Contesting Feminism: Self-Defense, Activism, and Clemency for Women in Michigan
Escaping Death and Serving Life: Retrenchment Politics, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, and Prison Construction
From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Resisting Violence Against Incarcerated Women
Epilogue: Reconsidering Challenges to Confinement.
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Genre/Form
History
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