Mean Lives, Mean Laws: Oklahoma'S Women Prisoners (Critical Issues In Crime And Society)

Oklahoma has long held the dubious honor of having the highest female incarceration rate in the country, nearly twice the national average. Mean Lives, Mean Laws puts a human face on this alarming statistic, revealing the troubled backgrounds and harsh laws that lead so many Oklahoman women to commit crimes. Drawn from over a decade of first-hand research, the book provides a rigorous analysis of the criminal justice system, yet also gives voice to the women locked within it.

• | Author: Susan F. Sharp
• | Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 210 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0813562767
• | ISBN-13: 9780813562766