Letters from Prison - Voices of Women Murderers
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Algora Publishing; Algora Pub.
Published: February 14, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781892941596
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography; Women's studies; Women; Criminals & Outlaws; Biography / Autobiography; Sociology; Women murderers; Correspondence; Biography; United States
Description: This disturbing book consists of the correspondence between the author, a prison-reform activist and student in women's studies and criminal psychology, and 13 women convicted of murder. Using the lengthy letters she received from these women, Furio draws attention to their humanness, their shared backgrounds of terrible abuse, and the biases they often encounter in dealing with the criminal justice system.