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Inside This Place, Not of It

Narratives from Women's Prisons
(Book - - 2011)
Inside This Place, Not of It


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Reveals some of the most egregious human rights violations within women's prisons in the United States. In their own words, the thirteen narrators in this book recount their lives leading up to incarceration and their experiences inside--ranging from forced sterilization and shackling during childbirth,

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Reveals some of the most egregious human rights violations within women's prisons in the United States. In their own words, the thirteen narrators in this book recount their lives leading up to incarceration and their experiences inside--ranging from forced sterilization and shackling during childbirth, to physical and sexual abuse by prison staff. Together, their testimonies illustrate the harrowing struggles for survival that women in prison must endure.

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Statement of Responsibility: compiled and edited by Robin Levi and Ayelet Waldman ; associate editor, Rebecca Silbert ; foreword by Michelle Alexander ; research editor, Alex Carp ; assistant research editor, Jessie Hawk
Title: Inside this place, not of it
narratives from women's prisons
Publisher: San Francisco :, McSweeney's Books,, c2011
Characteristics: 308 p. ;,22 cm
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