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Mean lives, mean laws

Sharp, Susan F., 1951-

Mean lives, mean laws Oklahoma's women prisoners / [electronic resource] : Susan F. Sharp. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Critical issues in crime and society . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Mean lives: a theoretical framework -- Mean laws: the rise in female imprisonment -- "Mean women" or "mean lives"?: adverse childhood experiences and adult abuse of women prisoners -- The prison experience -- Going back again by Juanita Ortiz -- Coming home and staying out -- The children and their caregivers -- The winds of change -- Lessons learned and moving forward.

9780813562773 0813562775


Children of prisoners--Oklahoma.
Corrections--Oklahoma.
Reformatories for women--Oklahoma.
Female offenders--Rehabilitation--Oklahoma.
Women prisoners--Oklahoma.


Electronic books.

HV9475.O5 / S53 2014

365/.608209766