Women in Prison:

Getting Locked Up, Being a Mother or in a Minority Group, and Getting Out

By: Gini Graham Scott Scott

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

WOMEN IN PRISON: GETTING LOCKED UP, BEING A MOTHER OR IN A MINORITY GROUP, AND GETTING OUT is the first in a series of books about women in prison; their relationships with partners, children, and parents; everyday life in prison; the experience of women from minority groups; and the reentry process. It also provides recommendations on how to improve prison conditions and what prisons can do to better prepare women to adjust to life after prison and have a better life. It includes some information about women in jails, too. The chapters in this first book in the series includes the following topics:

• Who are the women in prison
• The experience of LGBTQ women, including lesbians, bisexual, and trans women
• Women’s relationships with their partners, children, and parents
• The special problems of women who are pregnant or have young children
• The effect of a woman’s incarceration on her children and parents
• The reentry process
• Helping mothers and other women with their release
• Conclusions and recommendations

The next book in the series will deal crime and violence, drugs and contraband, recreation, education, mental health, and religion. A future book will feature the stories of a dozen women from different backgrounds and their experience before, during, and after prison.

GINI GRAHAM SCOTT, PhD, JD, is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar leader, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, social trends, popular culture, science, and crime. She has published over 50 books with major publishers. She is the founder of Changemakers Publishing, featuring 150+ books on work, business, psychology, self-help, and social trends. She has worked with dozens of clients on self-help, business books, memoirs, and film scripts.

PETER ALEXANDER has played an essential role in reviewing the manuscript and making editorial suggestions. Before becoming an editor, Peter has had a long career as an academic in a southern university, specializing in scientific research. He has had a long-time interest in criminal justice topics and improving social conditions in the United States and other countries.