| This study examines selected case studies of women political prisoners, and attempts to link the commonalities of these cases with the broader issue of criminalising political protest and resistance in the United States. Specifically, I address how the implementation and expansion of the retributive crime control model over the last 25 years, have effected women in revolutionary activist soups, including the American Indian Movement, Black Panthers, and Puerto Rican Independentistas. Finally, I highlight the particular dilemmas women face both in having their needs addressed inside the movements, as well as their experiences of 'ideological conversion' tactics, once confined as political prisoners. |
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