LEADER 04619nam 2200625 450 001 9910813891503321 005 20230207221157.0 010 $a1-4773-0595-5 024 7 $a10.7560/712720 035 $a(CKB)3710000000337383 035 $a(EBL)3571874 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001467048 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11831261 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001467048 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11514238 035 $a(PQKB)10332329 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571874 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571874 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11012359 035 $a(OCoLC)654514156 035 $a(DE-B1597)587399 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781477305959 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000337383 100 $a20051014d2006 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChicana lives and criminal justice $evoices from el barrio /$fby Juanita Di?az-Cotto 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAustin :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (360 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-71272-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Abbreviations -- $tGlossary -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPreface. Interviewing Chicana Pintas -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart I: Pre-incarceration Experiences -- $t1. Latinas/os and the War on Drugs -- $t2. Families and Early Experiences of Abuse -- $t3. Youth Arrests and Placements -- $t4. Barrios and Gangs -- $t5. Addiction -- $t6. Staying Alive: Hustling and Other Jobs -- $t7. Adult Arrests -- $t8. Police Harassment and Brutality -- $t9. Courts and Consequences -- $tPart II: Sybil Brand Institute for Women and Beyond -- $t10. Sybil Brand Institute for Women: The Institutional Setting -- $t11. The Keepers: Regime and Rule Enforcement -- $t12. Programs and Services -- $t13. Jailhouse Economy -- $t14. Living Together: Prisoner Alliances and Hostilities -- $t15. Gender, Sexuality, and Family Kinship Networks -- $t16. Outside Looking In: Third Parties -- $t17. Prisoner Complaints and Resistance -- $t18. Picking Up the Pieces -- $t19. Concluding Remarks and Reflections -- $tAppendix A: Sociodemographic Characteristics of Chicana Pintas Interviewed -- $tAppendix B: Most Frequent Offenses Leading to Arrest -- $tNotes -- $tReference List -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aThis first comprehensive study of Chicanas encountering the U.S. criminal justice system is set within the context of the international war on drugs as witnessed at street level in Chicana/o barrios. Chicana Lives and Criminal Justice uses oral history to chronicle the lives of twenty-four Chicana pintas (prisoners/former prisoners) repeatedly arrested and incarcerated for non-violent, low-level economic and drug-related crimes. It also provides the first documentation of the thirty-four-year history of Sybil Brand Institute, Los Angeles' former women's jail. In a time and place where drug war policies target people of color and their communities, drug-addicted Chicanas are caught up in an endless cycle of police abuse, arrest, and incarceration. They feel the impact of mandatory sentencing laws, failing social services and endemic poverty, violence, racism, and gender discrimination. The women in this book frankly discuss not only their jail experiences, but also their family histories, involvement with gangs, addiction to drugs, encounters with the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, and their successful and unsuccessful attempts to recover from addiction and reconstitute fractured families. The Chicanas' stories underscore the amazing resilience and determination that have allowed many of the women to break the cycle of abuse. Díaz-Cotto also makes policy recommendations for those who come in contact with Chicanas/Latinas caught in the criminal justice system. 606 $aWomen prisoners$zCalifornia 606 $aFemale offenders$zCalifornia 606 $aMexican American women$zCalifornia$vBiography 606 $aMexican American women$zCalifornia$xSocial conditions 615 0$aWomen prisoners 615 0$aFemale offenders 615 0$aMexican American women 615 0$aMexican American women$xSocial conditions. 676 $a365/.43092368720794 700 $aDi?az-Cotto$b Juanita$f1953-$01683969 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813891503321 996 $aChicana lives and criminal justice$94055134 997 $aUNINA