Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "All us women have a story within us"
1. Mildred Life Narrative: "Society is coming to prison"
Reading Narrative: "I have discovered a love for the law"
2. Sissy Life Narrative: "There's a time to be silent, and there's a time not to"
Reading Narrative: "If you can't relate to it, then read about it"
3. Olivia Life Narrative: "It was a bad road that I was on"
Reading Narrative: "If I'm going through a struggle, I know that's the book to go find"
4. Denise Life Narrative: "I can't even imagine my day without a mall"
Reading Narrative: "Who is this writing books that knows the things I know?!"
5. Bobbie Life Narrative: "I've been overcoming all my life"
Reading Narrative: "Everybody don't end up with a prince"
6. Melissa Life Narrative: "They're trying to brainwash me and rebuild me"
Reading Narrative: "From her life story to mine is not that much difference"
7. Valhalla Life Narrative: "I've been like a ball that someone threw and I've been bouncing around e
Reading Narrative: "The books I've read are like my friends"
8. Jacqueline Life Narrative: "I refuse to be another statistic"
Reading Narrative: "I wanted his strength to jump out of the pages into my life!"
9. Audrey Life Narrative: "That's a chapter that's closed"
Reading Narrative: "What fueled this fire for the fire to come all the way over to here?"
10. Deven Life Narrative: "Society, it's a boys' club still"
Reading Narrative: "I need to know what's gonna happen next!"
11. Solo Life Narrative: "That's a soul that you're stepping on"
Reading Narrative: "Freedom for me was an evolution, not a revolution"
Afterword: "True Stories about Prison"
Appendix: Study-Related Materials
Notes
Bibliography
Index