"In the mix" : struggle and survival in a women's prison /
Barbara Owen.
- Albany : State University of New York Press, �1998.
- 1 online resource (xii, 219 pages).
- SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology .
- SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and indexes.
An introductory note -- Acknowledgments -- 1. In the mix: Struggle and survival in a women's prison -- 2. A quasi-ethnography of women in prison: An overview of methods -- 3. Pathways to imprisonment: Women's lives before incarceration -- 4. Time and place -- 5. Relationships inside and out -- 6. The mix: The culture of imprisoned women -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Subject index -- Author index.
English.
0585090181 9780585090184
Central California Women's Facility. Central California Women's Facility.
Women prisoners--Social life and customs.--California Women prisoners--California--Case studies. Reformatories for women--California--Case studies. Female offenders--Psychology.--United States SOCIAL SCIENCE--Penology. Female offenders--Psychology. Reformatories for women. Women prisoners. Women prisoners--Social life and customs. Research. Career Choice. Training Support.