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Jailbirds: Lessons from a Women's Prison
by Mim Skinner
We frequently see and hear the media vilifying prison inmates for their actions, but what they fail to do is dig deeper into the stories of these convicts. Prison teacher Mim Skinner has produced a magnificent book in which she tells the stories of female inmates' experiences and backgrounds with a crucial non-judgemental tone. It makes for fascinating but often sad and poignant reading, however, the humour throughout is injected into the narrative in all the right places in an effort to provide a balance between the light and shade. Skinner shows that many female inmates are there merely for finding a way to survive, eat, have shelter, warmth and have their basic human needs met.
The old outdated beliefs that someone is either good or bad are refuted here as we read through the individual cases you will see that it is simply not as black and white as some make it out to be. It is the only book to be published about a UK women's prison and it's a powerful, accessible and thoroughly eye-opening work which provides plenty of food for thought, and Ms Skinner treats these women with warmth and understanding. This is a book that shines a light on the complexities surrounding working and living in a women's prison. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about these women. Many thanks to Seven Dials for an ARC.
The old outdated beliefs that someone is either good or bad are refuted here as we read through the individual cases you will see that it is simply not as black and white as some make it out to be. It is the only book to be published about a UK women's prison and it's a powerful, accessible and thoroughly eye-opening work which provides plenty of food for thought, and Ms Skinner treats these women with warmth and understanding. This is a book that shines a light on the complexities surrounding working and living in a women's prison. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about these women. Many thanks to Seven Dials for an ARC.