Shows that as a direct result of President Ronald Reagan's administration's War On Drugs campaign, the rates of women in prison have skyrocketed, leading to the unintended destruction of the family. This book identifies the risks and needs of these imprisoned mothers and their children, and the obstacles communities face in helping these families.
Shows that as a direct result of President Ronald Reagan's administration's War On Drugs campaign, the rates of women in prison have skyrocketed, lead...
Women are the fastest growing prison population in the US and 75% of women incarcerated in the US are mothers. Renny Golden assesses the reasons behind these rising statistics & examines the impact on families across the country that has been the result.
Women are the fastest growing prison population in the US and 75% of women incarcerated in the US are mothers. Renny Golden assesses the reasons behin...
Winner of the 2011 WILLA Literary Award from Women Writing the West In narrative poems that take us back to New Mexico during the nineteenth century, Renny Golden resurrects the spirits of native people and of those who came West. To read these poems is to hear the voices of Padre Martinez and Bishop Lamy, Geronimo and General Crook, Billy the Kid and Sister Blandina. "Blood Desert is history that breaks into song, and readers are drawn into a chorus of voices that have gone unheard-women, indigenous peoples and more. What marvelous poetry, what powerful stories Readers will not be able to...
Winner of the 2011 WILLA Literary Award from Women Writing the West In narrative poems that take us back to New Mexico during the nineteenth century, ...
