Women in Prison: The Scott Sisters

Dissident Voice : Women in Prison: Where Do We Draw the Line?

When I entered prison at the tender age of 22, I felt like my world was coming apart and life was not worth living. There were no more secrets and I had to strip naked in front of everyone, including men, because they thought it was funny. I was made to spread my buttocks and the officer looked. If I had a gun, I would have ended my life right then.

Taken from the Diary of Jamie Scott, wrongfully convicted in Mississippi.

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