Women in Prison : Inside the Concrete Womb

Acknowledgments xi Preface to the 1996 Edition xiii Foreword xxiii A Separate Society: Inside the Concrete Womb 3(4) A Personal Journey: The Genesis of This Book 7(12) Injustices in the Justice System: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 19(13) Facing Facts: Who Gets Punished? What Are Their Crimes? 32(16) Found Guilty: Courtroom Theater and Women without Scripts 48(17) Welcome to the Concrete Womb: Leave Your Dignity at the Door 65(8) Forced Dependency: The Prison As Abusive Parent 73(12) Security and Discipline: Springs Wound Too Tightly 85(25) Snapshots: Women's Stories, Women's Lives 110(82) Dealing with Death 110(2) Pat Red Cloud 112(4) Trinada 116(2) Willie King 118(1) Georgia Walton 118(3) Marta Fernandez 121(2) Louise Bezie 123(6) Constance Johnson 129(1) Susan Moss 130(4) Dessie Kuhn 134(1) Mary Lynne Wilkins 135(6) Martha Wheeler 141(1) Barbara Baker 142(5) Aletha Curtis 147(1) Kathleen Anderson 147(2) Ana Lou Coelho 149(9) Ana's Children 158(3) Father Charles 161(2) Margaret Morris 163(1) Martha Moore 164(1) Anna Hardy 165(6) Proud Mary 171(1) Suzanne Williams 171(5) Dora Grey 176(2) Jeanette Spenser 178(6) Eva Dugan 184(4) Nellie Parker 188(2) None of Us 190(2) A Look at the History of Women's Prisons in America: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 192(13) Locked Out: The Concrete Wall between Women and Their Children 205(19) Prisons: A Government Industry Fueled by Unpaid Labor 224(28) Medical Treatment: Band-Aids over Broken Bones 252(20) Crime or Illness? Shrinks, Drugs, and Therapy 272(13) Relationships: Prison Families, Friendships, and Sexuality 285(24) Getting Out: A Long and Frightening Road Home 309(26) Prisons: A Paradigm of Failure 335(20) 1996: Epilogue for Women in Prison 355(6) Appendix 361(18) Glossary: Prison and Prison-Related Terms 379(10) Bibliography: Consulted Works and Recommended Reading 389