Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women

by Victoria Law

Book Overview

In 1974, women imprisoned at New York's maximum-security prison at Bedford Hills staged what is known as the August Rebellion. Protesting the brutal beating of a fellow prisoner, the women fought off guards, holding seven of them hostage, and took over sections of the prison.

While many have heard of the 1971 Attica prison uprising, the August Rebellion remains relatively unknown even in activist circles. Resistance Behind Bars is determined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604865830
• ISBN13: 9781604865837
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: PM Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"