Of Women 'Inside': Prison Voices from India

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Synopsis
Based on original research and personal encounters, this book narrates the real-life-stories of women locked up in Indian prisons for alleged or actual violations of the state’s criminal laws. It contextualises women offenders’ experiences of the criminal justice system and of state custodial institutions within the larger narratives of their particular lives, thus interrogating the social as well as legal frameworks within which women face adversities in their lives and in custody. It argues that the sex and gender issues that affect women ‘outside’ are carried over ‘inside’, with extremely damaging consequences for the lives and mental health of women prisoners. The volume will be of interest to those in gender studies, legal studies, sociology, and human rights organisations, as well as to policy makers and the general reader.
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
338 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000059205
Related ISBNs:
9781138662575, 9780415535076, 9780367818319
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Rani Dhavan Shankardass.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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