ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Women and Prison project is a website, installation + zine created entirely from the work + lives of America's incarcerated women. Women and Prison: A Site for Resistance is a project of Beyondmedia Education. Learn more about the project.
NEWS FROM THE WEB
Nov 30, 2011
Closed women’s prison has new job
Colorado Women’s Correctional Facility in Canon City has a new mission to provide job for inmates.
Nov 28, 2011
Treatment of female prisoners criticised
A number of women prisoners were ordered to strip naked in front of male staff and asked to sit on a special chair, known as the BOSS, which scans internal cavities for contraband.
Nov 28, 2011
Prison through the eyes of a child
A five-year-old boy who was born inside a Prey Sar Correctional Centre, says he would like to leave the prison and be free, but he doesn’t want to leave his mother.
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Newest Stories
A Message to Trafficking Victims that Their Lives Matter
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Rachel Lloyd
Sara Kruzan was 16 years old when she was charged with killing her 31-year-old pimp, a man who had been grooming her since she was 11 years old and trafficking her since she was 13. Now 32, Sara has grown up in prison. Her clemency petition has been submitted to Gov. Schwartzenegger. Rachel Lloyd talks about Sara’s case and the importance of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Sign the petition to support Sara’s release.
The Sex Trade and Feminism: An Interview with Ann Russo
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Ann Russo
Professor Ann Russo, director of Women and Gender Studies at DePaul University, provides an overview of the debates waging in the feminist and women’s movements over the vocabulary and perspective used to address prostitution. She discusses how her own experience as a survivor of sexual violence has contributed to her research and activism on the issue of violence against women. In this interview, Professor Russo unpacks many of the complex theoretical conversations about the sex trade and also suggests policy changes and grassroots efforts that could lead to the de-stigmatization of women involved in the sex trade.
“Our Bodies Are Not a Sacrifice”: Prostitution, Criminalization and Incarceration of Women
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Kari Lyderson
This article examines prostitution in Chicago through recent studies, criminal justice statistics, and the stories of two women who left prostitution. The impact of gentrification, race, class, and gender on policing is examined through a discussion of the geography of prostitution arrests in Chicago.