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OverviewA groundbreaking collective work of history by a group of incarcerated scholars that resurrects the lost truth about the first women's prison What if prisoners were to write the history of their own prison? What might that tell them-and all of us-about the roots of the system that incarcerates so many millions of Americans? In this groundbreaking and revelatory volume, a group of incarcerated women at the Indiana Women's Prison have assembled a chronicle of what was originally known as the Indiana Reformatory Institute for Women and Girls, founded in 1873 as the first totally separate prison for women in the United States. In an effort that has already made the national news, and which was awarded the Indiana History Outstanding Project for 2016 by the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana Women's Prison History Project worked under conditions of sometimes-extreme duress, excavating documents, navigating draconian limitations on what information incarcerated scholars could see or access, and grappling with the unprecedented challenges stemming from co-authors living on either side of the prison walls. With contributions from ten incarcerated or formerly incarcerated women, the result is like nothing ever produced in the historical literature: a document that is at once a shocking revelation of the roots of America's first prison for women, and also a meditation on incarceration itself. Who Would Believe a Prisoner? is a book that will be read and studied for years to come as the nation continues to grapple with the crisis of mass incarceration. Full Product DetailsAuthor: The Indiana Women's Prison History ProjectPublisher: The New Press Imprint: The New Press Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm ISBN: 9781620975398ISBN 10: 1620975394 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 08 June 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Who Would Believe a Prisoner?: A Ms. Magazine Most Anticipated Book An ambitious and frequently disturbing history. . . . [Who Would Believe a Prisoner?] is a forceful critique of the roots of the carceral state. -Publishers Weekly Praise for Who Would Believe a Prisoner?: An ambitious and frequently disturbing history. . . . [Who Would Believe a Prisoner?] is a forceful critique of the roots of the carceral state. -Publishers Weekly Author InformationThe Indiana Women's Prison History Project was founded by a group of incarcerated scholars at the Indiana Women's Prison. The author of Who Would Believe a Prisoner? (The New Press), the group has garnered national acclaim in the media and among scholarly organizations and was awarded the Indiana History Outstanding Project for 2016 by the Indiana Historical Society. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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