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_q(cloth ;
_qalk. paper)
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_q(cloth ;
_qalk. paper)
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_q(pbk. ;
_qalk. paper)
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040 _aMiU
_beng
_cMiU
041 _aeng
096 _a365.43 R558f
100 1 _aRierden, Andi,
_d1953-
_eauthor.
_927605
245 1 4 _aThe farm :
_blife inside a women's prison /
_cAndi Rierden.
264 1 _aAmherst :
_bUniversity of Massachusetts Press,
_c[1997]
264 4 _c©1997
300 _a1 online resource (xviii, 193 pages) :
_billustrations
336 _aText
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aComputermedien
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aOnline Resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 191-193).
505 0 _aIntroduction: A prison with a view -- Miss Delia of Sleepy Hollow -- Niantic love -- Candyland -- A warden's legacy -- The stud and the latin queen -- Biblioni's goodbye -- Delia's desire -- A life of tragedy -- The Baker House pioneers -- Cassandra in Calcutta -- In some ways, this disease has been a blessing to me -- The corona -- If you're going to talk the talk -- Justina's return -- Flowers for the Fenwicks -- Two worlds collide -- Another chance -- Epilogue.
520 _aWritten by a journalist, this book depicts the day-to-day struggles and concerns of inmates a the Connecticut Correctional Institution in Niantic (renamed the Janet S. York correctional Institution), the state's only prison for women. Build in 1917 as a work farm for prostitutes, unwed mothers, and other women of allegedly immoral character, "the Farm," as it is still called, has long served as a barometer of prevailing social attitudes toward women. In the summer of 1992, Andi Rierden obtained permission from the warden at Niantic to conduct research on life inside the institution. During the next three and a half years, she spent more than fifteen hundred hours among the women, recording interviews, strolling the grounds with inmates and corrections officers, sharing meals, attending classes and group counseling sessions, and tracking former inmates after their release. The stories these women tell shed light ton a wide range of issues, from the effects of more stringent drug laws and sentences to the rise of violence among inmates. In the process it becomes clear that the ideal of rehabilitation has been largely abandoned and replaced by a belief in punishment and retribution. -- Publisher description
542 _nAll rights reserved.
610 2 0 _aNiantic Correctional Institution.
_927606
650 0 _zConnecticut.
_927607
655 4 _aElectronic books.
733 0 _tACLS Humanities E-Book.
_nURL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
830 0 _aACLS Humanities E-Book.
_927608
856 4 0 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb34682
_zVolltext
942 _cEB
500 _aE-Book-ACLS / Zugriff nur im DHI-Lesesaal
653 _aReformatories for women
500 _aAmerican Council of Learned Societies/ https://www.humanitiesebook.org/about/
999 _c63527
_d63527