Challenging Confinement : : Mass Incarceration and the Fight for Equality in Women's Prisons / / Bonnie L. Ernst.
Examines how the feminist movements in the late twentieth century ignited prison protests, activism, and reform in women’s prisonsWhile the late twentieth century brought about greater rights for women, it also saw a rapid increase in the number of female prisoners. Before their confinement, many in...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 13 b/w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: Women’s Movements and Mass Incarceration
- 1. “We Are Dealing with Women” Race, Gender, and Prison Reform in the Detroit House of Correction, 1926–1957
- 2. From Mass Action to Class Action Origins of the Prisoners’ Rights Movement for Women
- 3. Contesting Feminism Self-Defense, Activism, and Clemency for Women in Michigan
- 4. Escaping Death and Serving Life Retrenchment Politics, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, and Prison Construction
- 5. From Civil Rights to Human Rights Resisting Violence against Incarcerated Women
- Epilogue: Reconsidering Challenges to Confinement
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the author