This book addresses the complex issue of incarceration of Latino/as and offers a comprehensive overview of such topics as deportations in historical context, a case study of latino/a resistance to prisons in the 70s, the issues of youth and and girls prisons, and the post incarceration experience.

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SUZANNE OBOLER ****is Professor of Latin American and Latina/o Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA and is Editor of Latino Studies, USA.

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Vivir en el olvido: Behind BarsLatino/as and Prison in the United States; S.Oboler Latinas/os and US Prisons: Trends and Challenges; J.L.Morín Pursuant to Deportation: Latinos and Immigrant Detention; D.M.Hernández 'Nuestras vidas corren casi paralelas': Chicanos, Independentistas, and the Prison Rebellions in Leavenworth, 1969-1972; A.E.Gómez The Racial Politics of Youth Crime; V.M.Ríos Latinas in U.S. Juvenile Detention: Turning Adversity to Advantage; L.Schaffner Lost Votes, Lost Bodies, Lost Jobs: The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Latino Civic Engagement; J.Cartagena Checkpoint in Montebello: Inciting Riots, Up Against the Wall and Earning the Right to be on the Street with Signs that Say, 'Retén'; M.Castillo The Interpreter as a Bridge: Language Issues in Chicago's Cook County Jail; L.E.Garcia Interpreting After the Largest Ice Raid in U.S. History: A Personal Account; E.Camayd-Freixas Waste is a Terrible Thing to Mind; D.Valderruten Closing The Gap: Mentoring Latina Students to Reach Out to Incarcerated Latinas; M.Esparza Latino Visual Culture Behind Bars: Artistic Inspiration and Redemption Within the Bowels of Despair; V.A.Sorell 'I Was Armed with My Dignity Intact': An Interview with raúlrsalinas; A.E.Gómez Peltier I; P.IIraúlrsalinas 'Estoy Como Cuero de Jicotéa, Que Ni Las Balas Me Pasan': An Interview with Rafael Cancel Miranda; G.T.Rivera La Alegría de Tener Vergüenza; R.C.Miranda Chicana(o)/Latina(o) Prisoners: Ethical and Methodological Considerations, Collaborative Research Methods and Case Studies; J.Díaz-Cotto Chicano Convicts, Human Rights Regimes and a New Paradigm for Prisoner Rights Activism Today; B.V.Olguín