Prisons and women
By: Blanche Hampton.
Contributors: New South Wales Prisons Coalition. Women and Girls in Custody.; Criminology Research Council.; Mercy Foundation.
Publisher: New South Wales University Press; International Specialized Book Services [distributor]
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Kensington NSW, Australia; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Women prisoners -- Australia -- Psychology.; Women prisoners -- Australia -- Social conditions.; Prison psychology -- Australia.; Reformatories for women -- Australia.; Female offenders -- Australia.
Description: Arrest and interrogation - Rites of passage - Daily life - Legal and welfare - Health - Family and visits - Custodial officers - Inmates.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-215) and index.
"This is a project supported by grants from the Criminology Research Council and the Mercy Foundation Ltd. under the auspices of Women and Girls in Custody, a subcommittee of the New South Wales Prisons Coalition."--T.p. verso.