Behind Bars: Latino/as and Prison in the United States

by Suzanne Oboler

Prisons and the multiple ways that Latino/as have developed to combat the pervasive inhumane acts visited on them are the core of this anthology. Its combination of scholarly presentations, interviews, poetry, visual arts, and narratives of the inmates' lived experiences situates the realities of prison and its aftermath in the discussion about the ideals of individual freedom and rights. The authors highlight the attempts to normalize the systematic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023061924X
• ISBN13: 9780230619241
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"