Inside This Place, Not of It reveals some of the most egregious human rights violations within women's prisons in the United States. In their own words, the thirteen narrators in this book recount their lives leading up to incarceration and their experiences inside- ranging from forced sterilization and shackling during childbirth, to physical and sexual abuse by prison staff. Together, their testimonies illustrate the harrowing struggles for survival that women in prison must endure.

The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by injustice across the world.

About the Author
Ayelet Waldman is the bestselling author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Daughter's Keeper, Red Hook Road, Bad Mother, and, most recently Love and Treasure. She has also written for the New York Times, Vogue, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.

Robin Levi is a consultant working in the field of human rights, and she is the former human rights director at Justice Now. While a staff attorney at the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, she documented sexual abuse of women in U.S. state prisons.

Michelle Alexander is an associate professor of law at Ohio State University, a civil rights advocate and writer, and the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

Reviews
"Inside This Place, Not of It is essential reading for anyone interested in the stories of women who compel us to see their humanity, tenacity, and value as people." - Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black



Book Information
ISBN 9781786632289
Author Voice of Witness
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 20mm