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Women in Prison | Women in Prison

ayelet-waldman's picture
Sep.20.2011
People in U.S. prisons are routinely subjected to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. While this has been documented in male prisons, women in prison often suffer in relative anonymity. Women Inside addresses this critical social justice issue, empowering incarcerated and formerly incarcerated...
patricia-toni-mcconnel's picture
Aug.11.2011
A story from my autobiographical novel, Sing Soft, Sing Loud.  This story portrays a true incident of psychological cruelty by a guard to a prisoner (myself) in a women's federal prison.  "The Floor" will soon be available as an ebook.  
jm-cornwell's picture
Apr.22.2011
A modern Scheherazade in New Orleans in 1984. Alone. Abandoned in New Orleans with no friends or family, surviving only on her wits, Pearl Caldwell has finally put herself back on the road back to the life she wants. Then she's arrested on a false charge and thrown into jail. Among women of all...
edouard-bond's picture
Oct.14.2009
Prison de Poupées, c’est une pénétration à vif dans l’univers ensanglanté d’une prison pour femmes où les prisonnières tentent de survivre aux fantasmes d'une directrice et de sa meute, toutes plus animées les unes que les autres par le pire des instincts de sauvagerie. Les captives sont violées,...