Four Unruly Women : Stories of Incarceration and Resistance from Canada's Most Notorious Prison.
McCoy, Ted.
Four Unruly Women : Stories of Incarceration and Resistance from Canada's Most Notorious Prison. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (157 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Seeking Unruly Women -- 1 Bridget's Life Sentence -- 2 Charlotte's Moral Insanity -- 3 Alias Kate -- 4 Emily's Maternal Ideal -- Afterword: Seeing Unruly Women -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Filled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time at Kingston Penitentiary stands as an indictment of the idea that prisons and punishment are society's answer to crime.
9780774838894
Kingston Penitentiary-Biography.
Women prisoners-Ontario-Kingston-Biography.
Women prisoners-Ontario-Kingston-Social conditions.
Electronic books.
HV9510.K52 .M336 2019
365/.60820971372
Four Unruly Women : Stories of Incarceration and Resistance from Canada's Most Notorious Prison. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (157 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Seeking Unruly Women -- 1 Bridget's Life Sentence -- 2 Charlotte's Moral Insanity -- 3 Alias Kate -- 4 Emily's Maternal Ideal -- Afterword: Seeing Unruly Women -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Filled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time at Kingston Penitentiary stands as an indictment of the idea that prisons and punishment are society's answer to crime.
9780774838894
Kingston Penitentiary-Biography.
Women prisoners-Ontario-Kingston-Biography.
Women prisoners-Ontario-Kingston-Social conditions.
Electronic books.
HV9510.K52 .M336 2019
365/.60820971372