Print version: Sharp, Susan F. Mean lives, mean laws : Oklahoma’s women prisoners. New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2014] Critical issues in crime and society ISBN 9780813562766
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Mean lives: a theoretical framework -- Mean laws: the rise in female imprisonment -- "Mean women" or "mean lives"?: adverse childhood experiences and adult abuse of women prisoners -- The prison experience -- Going back again by Juanita Ortiz -- Coming home and staying out -- The children and their caregivers -- The winds of change -- Lessons learned and moving forward.