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Title: Letters from Prison - Voices of Women Murderers by Jennifer Furio, Veronica Compton, Ronald Turco ISBN: 1-892941-59-7 Publisher: Algora Pub Pub. Date: 14 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Enter the REAL World of Women in Prison
Comment: Having read the previous reviews, I decided I had to put in my opinions on the book. I have had significant contact with women in prison while doing prison reform work and I am also working with an inmate on her case. Therefore, I think I have a pretty good idea of what Ms. Furio went through to get the information for this book and how difficult it was for her to communicate with these women. Although female inmates are easier to get through to than men, they still are extremely cautious with writers and reporters, even with member of their legal team...and with good reason. It takes quite a bit of time to gain the trust needed, and then you only get the basics. Very few inmates of either sex are going to open up for ANY reason, as it might hurt appeals, etc. I think Ms. Furio did an admirable job of getting these women to allow us into their private forms of hell...their thoughts and feelings about the crimes of which they have been convicted. And, for many inmates, living with their thought is a private hell. The woman I am working with is profiled in the book, and I know how hard it was for her to decide to allow Ms. Furio to use her information and very private thoughts. She asked me for my opinion several times and I had to tell her it was her choice; no one could make it for her. The writing is somewhat simple, but this is not a PhD thesis and these women are, for the most part, not well educated, so you have to bring your writing down to their level. That said, I think the book is very worthwhile as it allows us a view of women prisoners rarely seen or heard, and removes the sensationalism from the crimes. Maybe that is why some of the other reviewers are so down on the book...they wanted the "gory details" and were denied them. Finally, I think the book allows a rare glimpse of the strange and bizarre rules and regulations of prison life. (As an aside, 1,000 copies of the book were printed by mistake before the proof reading was completed...the reason for the typos. It has since been corrected)
Rating: 5
Summary: Troubled Minds, Interesting Times
Comment: Listening to these women most of us are compelled to at least consider the thesis that much of the violence committed by women in our society is provoked by cruelty, a lot of it by men. We live in a time when we are starting to ask why people do the things they do and we are growing more comfortable with listening for the answer without prejudice. In a way it's frightening to think that bad people can be created by bad lives because we don't know quite what to do with that knowledge. It gives a sense of stability to think that bad people are choosing to be bad. We can punish them for their choices. But if we imagine that we ourselves could be wretched if we grew up with wretchedness that adds a new dimension. Furio gets these people to talk, and in this book, she talks herself, giving us her own thoughts about what we are hearing. It makes for a compelling if serious read. It's worth your time.
Rating: 5
Summary: I know the person.
Comment: I personally know Kristine Bunch and she should be out not in prison. Krissy is the most wonderful person I know. She has suffered a great deal because of the crime she was convicted of. She did not do it and she is paying an unfair price. People need to know that she has suffered and lost 6 years of her son's life. She needs to be home not in some prison.
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Title: The Serial Killer Letters: A Penetrating Look Inside the Minds of Murderers by Jennifer Furio ISBN: 091478384X Publisher: The Charles Press Pub. Date: 28 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Team Killers: A Comparative Study of Collaborative Criminals by Jennifer Furio, J. W. Premiston ISBN: 1892941627 Publisher: Algora Pub Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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