Outlaw Women: Prison, Rural Violence, and Poverty in the New American West
ISBN-13:
9781479801176
ISBN-10:
1479801178
Author:
Susan Dewey, Bonnie Zare, Catherine Connolly, Rhett Epler, Rosemary Bratton
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
NYU Press
Format:
Hardcover
272 pages
Category:
Poverty
,
Social Sciences
,
Criminology
,
Rural
,
Sociology
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ISBN-13:
9781479801176
ISBN-10:
1479801178
Author:
Susan Dewey, Bonnie Zare, Catherine Connolly, Rhett Epler, Rosemary Bratton
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
NYU Press
Format:
Hardcover
272 pages
Category:
Poverty
,
Social Sciences
,
Criminology
,
Rural
,
Sociology
Summary
Outlaw Women: Prison, Rural Violence, and Poverty in the New American West (ISBN-13: 9781479801176 and ISBN-10: 1479801178), written by authors
Susan Dewey, Bonnie Zare, Catherine Connolly, Rhett Epler, Rosemary Bratton, was published by NYU Press in 2019.
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A journey into the experiences of incarcerated women in rural areas, revealing how location can reinforce gendered violenceIncarceration is all too often depicted as an urban problem, a male problem, a problem that disproportionately affects people of color. This book, however, takes readers to the heart of the struggles of the outlaw women of the rural West, considering how poverty and gendered violence overlap to keep women literally and figuratively imprisoned. Outlaw Women examines the forces that shape women’s experiences of incarceration and release from prison in the remote, predominantly white communities that many Americans still think of as “the Western frontier.” Drawing on dozens of interviews with women in the state of Wyoming who were incarcerated or on parole, the authors provide an in-depth examination of women’s perceptions of their lives before, during, and after imprisonment. Considering cultural mores specific to the rural West, the authors identify the forces that consistently trap women in cycles of crime and violence in these regions: felony-related discrimination, the geographic isolation that traps women in abusive relationships, and cultural stigmas surrounding addiction, poverty, and precarious interpersonal relationships. Following incarceration, women in these areas face additional, region-specific obstacles as they attempt to reintegrate into society, including limited social services, significant gender wage gaps, and even severe weather conditions that restrict travel. The book ultimately concludes with new, evidence-based recommendations for addressing the challenges these women face.
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