Outlaw Women
Prison, Rural Violence, and Poverty in the New American West
$79.08
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2019
Summary
A journey into the experiences of incarcerated women in rural areas, revealing how location can reinforce gendered violence Incarceration is all too often depicted as an urban problem, a male problem, a problem that disproportionately affects people of color. This book, however, takes readers to the heart of the struggles of the outlaw women of the rural West, considering how poverty and gendered violence overlap to keep women literally and figuratively imprisoned. Outlaw Women examines t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781479887439 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1479887439 |
| Author: | Susan Dewey, Catherine Connolly, Bonnie Zare, Rhett Epler, Rosemary Bratton |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“A unique, readable, lengthy study of female incarceration in the Wyoming women’s prison, one of 67 state women’s prisons in the US.”
A unique, readable, lengthy study of female incarceration in the Wyoming women’s prison, one of 67 state women’s prisons in the US. (Choice)
About The Author
Susan Dewey
Susan Dewey is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Alabama. She is the author and editor of many books, including Women of the Street: How the Criminal Justice-Social Services Alliance Fails Women in Prostitution.
Bonnie Zare is Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Virginia Tech.
Catherine Connolly is Professor and Director of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wyoming and a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Rhett Epler is a fifth generation native of Wyoming, where he is pursuing a PhD.
Rosemary Bratton is Executive Director at Wyoming Women’s Business Center and founder of The Hilde Project.
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