No more cages. no. 6 : A Bi-monthly women's prison newsletter

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Title:
No more cages. no. 6 : A Bi-monthly women's prison newsletter
Description:
Newsletter for women in prisons, jails and psychiatric institutions. Published with the intention of providing a forum through which incarcerated woman can speak and coalition build, outside prison groups can find each other and unite, and others can familiarize themselves with the struggles of women behind bars and learn how to organize around and support them. Articles on inmate deaths, sexual harassment and abuse of women by male guards, prison strikes and the use of shock treatment. Also including information about detained Haitian refugees and Alternatives to Incarceration that would benefit the children of mothers behind bars.
Creator:
The Women Free Women in Prison Collective
Date:
1982
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Magazines (periodicals)
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 2 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Cynthia Miller Papers
Subjects:
Electroconvulsive therapy
Mentally ill prisoners
Mentally ill women--Commitment and detention
Psychotropic drugs
Women--Imprisonment
Women prisoners
Extent:
40 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums869-b002-f008-i003
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Notes:
Digitization sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Identifier:
mums869-b002-f008-i003