Stephanie S. Covington

Hidden Healers (eBook, PDF)

The Unexpected Ways Women in Prison Help Each Other Survive

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A gripping and deeply-felt examination of incarcerated women's lives With unflinching clarity, Hidden Healers cuts through the myths about incarcerated women to expose the all-too-real brutalities they face within a criminal legal system never designed for them. Backed by three decades' experience providing therapeutic programs inside prisons across the United States, trauma specialist Dr. Stephanie Covington has used her unique access to amplify the voices of the women themselves. Their stories illuminate realities most never see: that most women who get caught up in the criminal justice system have themselves been victims of harm, that the degradations of today's prisons and jails only magnify their trauma- and that incarcerated women regularly risk punishment to tend to one another's well-being in unexpected acts of kindness. Grounded in research and rich with personal narrative, Hidden Healers is a poignant and riveting look inside women's prisons and jails- and what we can do to help.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394254415
• Artikelnr.: 70283371

Autorenporträt

Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, LCSW is an internationally recognized pioneer in the fields of addiction, trauma, and gender-responsive care. For three decades she has created and facilitated trauma-informed programs and curricula for use in criminal-legal settings across the United States and globally. Educated at Columbia University and the Union Institute, Dr. Covington is co-director of the Institute for Relational Development and the Center for Gender & Justice in Del Mar, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements A Note from a Hidden Healer: It's Time for
Change............... 1
Introduction................................................... 5 Just the
Facts................................................... 16 Part One:
Entering the System................................ 29 Introduction to the
Criminal Legal System for Women in the US 31 Pathways to Prison:
Understanding Trauma and Addiction...... 49 First
Days.................................................... 57 Part Two:
Living Inside......................................... 69 Culture and
Environment..................................... 71 Working Inside the
Culture of Corrections............................ 89 Finding Your
Program........................................ 91
Food....................................................... 105 Mothering
from Inside....................................... 117 Grief and
Loss............................................... 133 Developing
Relationships.................................... 141 Medical and Mental
Health Care............................. 153 Aging in
Custody............................................ 167 Celebrating Special
Days..................................... 173 Remembering Those Who Don't
Survive............................. 181 Part Three: The Journey
Home................................ 185 Gate
Fever.................................................. 187 The Work of
Reentry........................................ 195 Healing after
Incarceration................................... 205 Part Four: What We Can
Do................................... 213 Envisioning
Alternatives..................................... 215 Do One Small
Thing......................................... 225 Further
Learning............................................. 233 Organizations to
Support..................................... 239
Sources...................................................... 247 Author
Biography............................................ 257 Book Group
Discussion Questions............................. 259 Also by the
Author........................................... 261