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pt. I. Pre-incarceration experiences
1. Latinas/os and the war on drugs
2. Families and early experiences of abuse
3. Youth arrests and placements
4. Barrios and gangs
5. Addiction
6. Staying alive : hustling and other jobs
7. Adult arrests
8. Police harassment and brutality
9. Courts and consequences
pt. II. Sybil Brand Institute for Women and beyond
10. Sybil Brand Institute for Women : the institutional setting
11. The keepers : regime and rule enforcement
12. Programs and services
13. Jailhouse economy
14. Living together : prisoner alliances and hostilities
15. Gender, sexuality, and family kinship networks
16. Outside looking in : third parties
17. Prisoner complaints and resistance
18. Picking up the pieces
19. Concluding remarks and reflections
Appendix A. Sociodemographic characteristics of Chicana Pintas interviewed
Appendix B. Most frequent offenses leading to arrest.
1. Latinas/os and the war on drugs
2. Families and early experiences of abuse
3. Youth arrests and placements
4. Barrios and gangs
5. Addiction
6. Staying alive : hustling and other jobs
7. Adult arrests
8. Police harassment and brutality
9. Courts and consequences
pt. II. Sybil Brand Institute for Women and beyond
10. Sybil Brand Institute for Women : the institutional setting
11. The keepers : regime and rule enforcement
12. Programs and services
13. Jailhouse economy
14. Living together : prisoner alliances and hostilities
15. Gender, sexuality, and family kinship networks
16. Outside looking in : third parties
17. Prisoner complaints and resistance
18. Picking up the pieces
19. Concluding remarks and reflections
Appendix A. Sociodemographic characteristics of Chicana Pintas interviewed
Appendix B. Most frequent offenses leading to arrest.