All Alone in the World Children of the Incarcerated |
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| Author:
| Bernstein, Nell |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-64425-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | New Press, The
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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In this "moving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on families" (Parents' Press), award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein takes an intimate look at parents and children--over two million of them--torn apart by our current incarceration policy. Described as "meticulously reported and sensitively written" by Salon, the book is "brimming with compelling case studies . . . and recommendations for change" (Orlando Sentinel); Our Weekly Los Angeles calls it "a...
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In this "moving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on families" (Parents' Press), award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein takes an intimate look at parents and children--over two million of them--torn apart by our current incarceration policy. Described as "meticulously reported and sensitively written" by Salon, the book is "brimming with compelling case studies . . . and recommendations for change" (Orlando Sentinel); Our Weekly Los Angeles calls it "a must-read for lawmakers as well as for lawbreakers."