This Is Our Freedom: Motherhood in the Shadow of the American Prison System

For the overwhelming majority of women leaving correctional institutions in the United States, there is one aspect of their identity that informs their needs, opportunities, hopes, and dreams: their roles as mothers. This Is Our Freedom provides an intimate and moving portrait of women's journeys prior to and after incarceration. In interviews with seventy formerly incarcerated mothers, Geniece Crawford Mondé captures how women reframe their marginalized identity and place themselves at the center of their own stories. With incisive analysis, Mondé reveals the complex ways that motherhood shapes post-incarceration life, while highlighting how the lasting legacy of mass incarceration continues to impact society's most vulnerable members.

Author: Geniece Crawford Mondé
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 06/21/2022
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9780520380738
ISBN10: 0520380738
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Social Science | Gender Studies

About the Author
Geniece Crawford Mondé is Associate Professor of Sociology and a faculty affiliate of the Race and Ethnic Studies program at Wingate University.