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Author:
George, Erin.
Title:
A woman doing life : notes from a prison for women / Erin George ; edited & introduced by Robert Johnson ; afterword by Joycelyn Pollock.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
vi, 202 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Women prisoners--Virginia--Case studies.
George, Erin.
Life imprisonment--Virginia--Case studies.
Reformatories for women--Virginia--Case studies.
Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (Va.)
Other Authors:
Johnson, Robert, 1948-
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
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 and 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.
ISBN:
0199734755 (alk. paper)
9780199734757 (alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)383828067
LCCN:
2009022974
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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