Sisters Outside: Radical Activists Working for Women Prisoners (SUNY series in Women, Crime, and Criminology)
Description
How can radical women activists for women prisoners be a "voice and a presence" for people so different from themselves? The radical activists who envision a postprison society are predominantly white, middle class, and well educated; the prisoners they advocate for are predominantly disenfranchised women of color. While the activists lead lives of relative comfort, conditions in women's prisons may include sexual and emotional abuse and medical neglect. Jodie Michelle Lawston examines the dilemmas that arise as activists attempt to challenge injustices and oppression in thes...
ISBN(s)
1438427093, 9781438427096
