Hidden Healers
Subtitle: The Unexpected Ways Women in Prison Help Each Other Survive
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2024-04-23
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781394254392
First sentence: Many if not most women involved with the criminal legal system enter as girls.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments xxi; title: A Note From a Hidden Healer: It’s Time for Change xxiii; title: Introduction 1; title: Just the Facts 11; title: Part One: Entering the System 23; title: Introduction to the Criminal Legal System for Women in the United States 25; title: Pathways to Prison: Understanding Trauma and Addiction 43; title: First Days 51; title: Part Two: Living Inside 61; title: Culture and Environment  63; title: Working Inside the Culture of Corrections 81; title: Finding Your Program 83; title: Food 97; title: Mothering from Inside 107; title: Grief and Loss 123; title: Developing Relationships 129; title: Medical and Mental Health Care 141; title: Aging in Custody 153; title: Celebrating Special Days 159; title: Remembering Those Who Don’t Survive 168; title: Part Three: The Journey Home 171; title: Gate Fever 173; title: The Work of Reentry 179; title: Healing after Incarceration 187; title: Part Four: What We Can Do 193; title: Envisioning Alternatives 195; title: Do One Small Thing 207; title: Further Learning  213; title: Organizations to Support 219; title: Sources 227; title: Author Biography 235; title: Book Group Discussion Questions 237; title: Also by the Author 239