Gender, Ethnicity, and the State - Latina and Latino Prison Politics

Examines the experiences of Latina and Latino prisoners in New York maximum security prisons, offering a realistic interpretation of the relationship that exists between prisoners, the state, and the civil society within which prisons operate.

About the author

Juanita Diaz-Cotto is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Women's Studies, and Latin American Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is also the editor (under the pseudonym of Juanita Ramos) of Companeras: Latina Lesbians (An Anthology).

Product details

• Authors: Juanita Diaz-Cotto
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.1996
• EAN: 9780791428160
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-2816-0
• No. of pages: 500
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 804 g
• Series: Suny New Directions in Crime a
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology