Bibliograph

A woman doing life, notes from a prison for women, Erin George ; edited & introduced by Robert Johnson ; afterword by Joycelyn Pollock

Type

Label

A woman doing life, notes from a prison for women, Erin George ; edited & introduced by Robert Johnson ; afterword by Joycelyn Pollock

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A woman doing life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

383828067

Responsibility statement

Erin George ; edited & introduced by Robert Johnson ; afterword by Joycelyn Pollock

Review

"A Woman Doing Life is the only book that tells stories of women in prison from the inside out. Author and inmate Erin George draws a vivid and uniquely raw portrait of female life in prison, detailing her own responses to incarceration as well as her observations of prison relationships, death and sickness, reactions from friends and family, and even "cooking" in prison. The text also features poignant stories from other female inmates."--Jacket

Sub title

notes from a prison for women

Table Of 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

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