HOT OFF THE PRESS: Writer's Block, The Voices of Women Inside

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These are stories of incarcerated women and children of formerly incarcerated mothers

Featured Interview: Yolanda Mills

In this interview, Yolanda Mills discusses her childhood growing up without parents, her involvement in prostitution and substance abuse, and the death of her son. She also discusses her history of sexual abuse in her family and foster care. Keywords: Housing and Homelessness, Sexual Violence, Substance Abuse.

Fourth of July at CCWF July 2006" by Sara Olson

It took place on one of the Central Valley's hot, hot days. The first heat alert came early that day. When it's over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, women who take anti-depressants or similar psyche meds must limit their exposure to sun and heat.

Keywords: Prison Life, Prison Industrial Complex,Public Policy Personal Narrative

Children Do Hard Time for Their Parents' Crime by Kim Mikesell

Kim Mikesell tells the price that children pay when their mother is taken away. About 82% of the population incarcerated today is drug related. Of the female population 75% are mothers that were their children's primary caretaker. Keywords: Personal Narrative, Children of Prisoners, Motherhood