Women Behind Bars

by Wensley Clarkson

They were once sweet little girls--sugar and spice, and everything nice. Now they're cold blooded criminals, behind the bars of America's most dangerous prisons--hardened women doing their time. how and why did they cross to the dark side? What makes women kill husbands, lovers, family, and innocent strangers? Step aside and meet:

Patty: the prison beauty slaughtered her mother, father, and little brother after falling in love with an evil Svengali twenty years her senior.

Michelle: She lovingly tends the flowers on the prison grounds. Only those who know her best know how she kicked her husband to death.

Cynthia: A typical St. Louis girl--until she met a jailbird and embarked on a murderous rampage worthy of Natural Born Killers.

Author Wensley Clarkson has used his unique, unlimited access to some of America's toughest prisons to reveal the shocking world of female criminals--from their illicit love affairs to race relations, prostitution, protection rackets, drug smuggling, and more.

Plus: what happened to notorious criminals Amy Fisher and Pam Smart? Now their tawdry lived behind bars are revealed.

Genres: True Crime

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 13, 2001

Reviews

[Stacy Simpson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was dreadful to hear that women get longer sentences compared to their male counterparts but it shouldn't have shocked me since most judiciary systems are dominated by men.

Some of the stories were downright awful to read and I feel at least one of the women should never have even been out in jail. But it was a great read and it gave you a good look inside how prison is and all the lovely crap that goes with it.

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book, Well written with a good Mix of each women's crime history, life history, and inside prison story. Well segmented also so it is easy to read in short stretches without losing track of whats going on.

[Lori Campbell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting.