| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xx, 335 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-335). |
| Contents |
pt. I. Pre-incarceration experiences. Latinas/os and the war on drugs -- Families and early experiences of abuse -- Youth arrests and placements -- Barrios and gangs -- Addiction -- Staying alive : hustling and other jobs -- Adult arrests -- Police harassment and brutality -- Courts and consequences -- pt. II. Sybil Brand Institute for Women and beyond. Sybil Brand Institute for Women : the institutional setting -- The keepers : regime and rule enforcement -- Programs and services -- Jailhouse economy -- Living together : prisoner alliances and hostilities -- Gender, sexuality, and family kinship networks -- Outside looking in : third parties -- Prisoner complaints and resistance -- Picking up the pieces -- Concluding remarks and reflections -- Appendix A. Sociodemographic characteristics of Chicana Pintas interviewed -- Appendix B. Most frequent offenses leading to arrest. |
| Subject |
Women prisoners -- California.
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Women prisoners. |
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California. |
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Female offenders -- California.
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Female offenders. |
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Mexican American women -- California -- Biography.
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Mexican American women. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Mexican American women -- California -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0292713169 paperback alkaline paper |
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0292712723 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780292712720 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780292713161 paperback alkaline paper |
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