Bibliograph

The shadow system, mass incarceration and the American family, Sylvia A. Harvey

Type

Label

The shadow system, mass incarceration and the American family, Sylvia A. Harvey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The shadow system

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1111938954

Responsibility statement

Sylvia A. Harvey

Sub title

mass incarceration and the American family

Summary

"A searing expose of the effects of mass incarceration on the families of those locked up - including the 2.7 million American children who have a parent in jail - told through the stories of three families struggling to live the best lives they can within the confines of a brutal system"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: An American family? -- The red hammer: Mississippi -- In that place: Florida -- What addiction looks like: Kentucky -- Boy, they gonna fry you: Mississippi -- A normal child: Florida -- But baby: Kentucky -- More human: Mississippi -- A woman's work: Florida -- Labeled a felon: Kentucky -- Time: Mississippi -- The meaning of life: Florida -- The kids: Kentucky -- The devil in hell: Mississippi -- Soon: Florida -- It's a curse: Mississippi -- Epilogue: Doing the work

Target audience

adult

Classification