Behind Bars Latino/as and Prison in the United States [Hardcover]

This book addresses the complex issue of incarceration of Latino/as and offers a comprehensive overview of such topics as deportations in historical context, a case study of latino/a resistance to prisons in the 70s, the issues of youth and and girls prisons, and the post incarceration experience.Vivir en el olvido: Behind BarsLatino/as and Prison in the United States; S.Oboler Latinas/os and US Prisons: Trends and Challenges; J.L.Mor?n Pursuant to Deportation: Latinos and Immigrant Detention; D.M.Hern?ndez 'Nuestras vidas corren casi paralelas': Chicanos, Independentistas, and the Prison Rebellions in Leavenworth, 1969-1972; A.E.G?mez The Racial Politics of Youth Crime; V.M.R?os Latinas in U.S. Juvenile Detention: Turning Adversity to Advantage; L.Schaffner Lost Votes, Lost Bodies, Lost Jobs: The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Latino Civic Engagement; J.Cartagena Checkpoint in Montebello: Inciting Riots, Up Against the Wall and Earning the Right to be on the Street with Signs that Say, 'Ret?n'; M.Castillo The Interpreter as a Bridge: Language Issues in Chicago's Cook County Jail; L.E.Garcia Interpreting After the Largest Ice Raid in U.S. History: A Personal Account; E.Camayd-Freixas Waste is a Terrible Thing to Mind; D.Valderruten Closing The Gap: Mentoring Latina Students to Reach Out to Incarcerated Latinas; M.Esparza Latino Visual Culture Behind Bars: Artistic Inspiration and Redemption Within the Bowels of Despair; V.A.Sorell 'I Was Armed with My Dignity Intact': An Interview with ra?lrsalinas; A.E.G?mez Peltier I; P.IIra?lrsalinas 'Estoy Como Cuero de Jicot?a, Que Ni Las Balas Me Pasan': An Interview with Rafael Cancel Miranda; G.T.Rivera La Alegr?a de Tener Verg?enza; R.C.Miranda Chicana(o)/Latina(o) Prisoners: Ethical and Methodological Considerations, Collaborative Research Methods and Case Studies; J.D?az-Cotto Chicano Convicts, Human Rights Regimes and a New Paradigm for Prisoner Rights Activism Today; B.V.Olgu?n

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