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Gendered Justice in the American West: Women Prisoners in Men's Penitentiaries (97th Edition) by Anne M. Butler Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-252-06879-3 / 0252068793 ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06879-9 / 9780252068799 In this shocking study, Anne M. Butler shows that the distinct gender disadvantages already faced by women within western society erupted into intense physical and mental violence when they became prisoners in male penitentiaries. Drawing on prison records and the words of the women themselves, |