War On The Family Mothers In Prison And The Children They Leave Behind

In this timely book, renowned criminologist and activist Renny Golden sheds light on the women behind bars and the 350,000 children they leave behind. In exposing the fastest growing prison population--a direct result of Reagan's War on Drugs--Golden sets up new framework for thinking about how to address the situation of mothers in prison, the risks and needs of their children and the implications of current judicial policies.Golden, Renny is the author of 'War On The Family Mothers In Prison And The Children They Leave Behind', published 2004 under ISBN 9780415946704 and ISBN 0415946700.