Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles Of Incarcerated Women
"Victoria Law's eight years of research and writing, inspired by her unflinching commitment to listen to and support women prisoners, has resulted in an illuminating effort to document the dynamic resistance of incarcerated women in the United States."  —Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author,Roots of Resistance"Written in regular English, rather than academese, this is an impressive work of research and reportage."  —Mumia Abu-Jamal, death row political prisoner and author,Live From Death Row"Finally! A passionately and extensively researched book that recognizes the myriad ways in which women resist in prison, and the many particular obstacles that, at many points, hinder them from rebelling. Even after my own years inside, I learned from this book."  —Laura Whitehorn, former political prisoner "Excellently researched and well documented, Resistance Behind Bars is a long needed and much awaited look at the struggles, protests and resistance waged by women prisoners. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the modern American gulag."  —Paul Wright, former prisoner, author,Prison Nation"Victoria Law's body of work supports this sense that mothers in prison are not merely victims of an unjust, greedy prison system that violates their human rights, but are also organizers, activists, and artists using mothering as an energy that transforms their lives and their conditions."  —make/shiftmagazine"Resistance Behind Barsrefuses to let women prisoners remain unseen and unheard. Instead, it encourages us to think deeply and critically about our own responsibility to redesign a social landscape on which coercion and confinement—and especially punishment for profit—will eventually fade away." —Affilia: Journal of Women & Social Work(October 2011)