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Author:   Paula Johnson ,  Joyce A. Logan ,  Angela J. Davis
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9780814742556

ISBN 10:   0814742556
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   01 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Joyce A. Logan Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Analysis of African American Women's Experiences in the U.S. Criminal Justice System 1I Profiles and Narratives of African American Women in the U.S. Criminal Justice System A Currently Incarcerated Women Don Alda Cynthia Mamie Elizabeth Rae Ann Donna Martha Marilyn B Formerly Incarcerated Women Bettie Gibson Joyce Ann Brown Betty Tyson Karen Michelle Blakney Ida P. McCray Millicent Pierce Joyce A. Logan Donna Hubbard Spearman C Criminal Justice Officials and Support Networks Judge Juanita Bing Newton Assistant Warden Gerald Clay Grace House Administrators: Rochelle Bowles, Mary Dolan, Annie Gonzalez, and Kathy Nolan Sandra Barnhill, Director, Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers (AIM)Rhodessa Jones, Director, Medea Theater Project Professor Brenda V. Smith A Family Story: Renay, Judy, Debbie, and Kito III Conclusions and Recommendations Afterword by Angela J. Davis Appendix A: Self-Study Course on African American Women's History Appendix B: Resource Directory Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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(<p> Johnson's Inner Lives provides both a serious intervention in the literature on prisons and a venue through which incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Black women can speak for themselves. It challenges readers to take action. <br>)-( Black Renaissance ), ()

<p> Inner Lives soars when the women are allowed to speak for themselves. <br>

Johnson gives these women visibility and voice as they relate their lives, their crimes, and their efforts to remain connected to families and communities...powerful.

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Paula C. Johnson is Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law and Co-President of the Society of American Law Teachers. Joyce A. Logan, a former inmate in the Texas prison system, is an advocate for prisoner rights and education. Angela J. Davis is Professor of Law at the Washington College of Law at American University.

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