Banks, Cyndi

"Offering perspectives from a range of experts, both academic and nonacademic, this reference book examines the development of prisons in the United States and addresses the principal contemporary issues and controversies of our prisons and prison systems"--Amazon.com.

This book includes a comprehensive history of women in prison, an examination of issues and controversies that affect women in prison, accounts of women describing in their own words how it feels to be incarcerated, and annotated lists of print and nonprint resources on women's imprisonment.

A reference guide which examines the history of punishment in America, looks at debates over the methods and administration of punishment, provides a worldwide perspective on the topic, and includes a chronology, biographical sketches, facts and data, and resources.