The story of the rise of prisons and development of prison systems in the United States has been studied extensively in scholarship, but the experiences of fema

"Striking, original, and stimulating. Even readers with extensive familiarity of the literature regarding women in prison will learn something new."--Mona Danne

The authors offer a picture of older women prisoners and the distinct challenges they present for correctional institutions. The authors integrate their quantit

Generativity or ‘giving back’ is regarded as a common life stage, occurring for many around middle age. For the first time, this book offers qualitative res

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 suff