{"product_id":"life-on-the-outside-the-prison-odyssey-of-elaine-bartlett-paperback","title":"Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Gonnerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife on the Outside\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Elaine Bartlett, who spent sixteen years in Bedford Hills prison for selling cocaine--a first offense--under New York's Rockefeller drug laws. The book opens on the morning of January 26, 2000, when Bartlett is set free and returns to New York City. At 42, she has virtually nothing: no money, no job, no real home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll she does have is a large and troubled family, including four children, who live in a decrepit housing project on the Lower East Side. I left one prison to come home to another, Elaine says. Over the next months, she clashes with her daughters, hunts for a job, visits her son and husband in prison, negotiates the rules of parole, and campaigns for the repeal of the laws that led to her long prison term. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records, says: At a time when the prison-industrial complex is destroying African American families and neighborhoods, Elaine Bartlett is more than a survivor: she is a heroine. The future of our communities depends on women like her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife on the Outside\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2004 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA National Book Award Finalist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heartbreaking...moving and well-reported...Revelatory.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (Front Page)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife on the Outside\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Elaine Bartlett, who spent sixteen years in Bedford Hills prison for selling cocaine--a first offense--under New York's Rockefeller drug laws. The book opens on the morning of January 26, 2000, when Bartlett is set free and returns to New York City. At 42, she has virtually nothing: no money, no job, no real home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll she does have is a large and troubled family, including four children, who live in a decrepit housing project on the Lower East Side. \"I left one prison to come home to another,\" Elaine says. Over the next months, she clashes with her daughters, hunts for a job, visits her son and husband in prison, negotiates the rules of parole, and campaigns for the repeal of the laws that led to her long prison term. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records, says: \"At a time when the prison-industrial complex is destroying African American families and neighborhoods, Elaine Bartlett is more than a survivor: she is a heroine. The future of our communities depends on women like her.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] stirring and ultimately heartbreaking book on what it means to leave prison . . . A remarkably balanced triumph of immersion journalism.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[This] book should take its place among [the] classics of urban sociology.\"--\u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bracingly compassionate, quietly outraged.\"--\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[It] will keep you reading through the night ....This book is a triumph of storyte\u003ci\u003elling.\"--Alex Kotlowitz, author of There are No Children Here \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Rive\u003c\/i\u003er\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edn0 Jennifer Gonnerman is a prizewinning staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Her article on which this book is based won the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA National Book Award Finalist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeartbreaking...moving and well-reported...Revelatory.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (Front Page) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife on the Outside\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Elaine Bartlett, who spent sixteen years in Bedford Hills prison for selling cocaine--a first offense--under New York's Rockefeller drug laws. The book opens on the morning of January 26, 2000, when Bartlett is set free and returns to New York City. At 42, she has virtually nothing: no money, no job, no real home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll she does have is a large and troubled family, including four children, who live in a decrepit housing project on the Lower East Side. I left one prison to come home to another, Elaine says. Over the next months, she clashes with her daughters, hunts for a job, visits her son and husband in prison, negotiates the rules of parole, and campaigns for the repeal of the laws that led to her long prison term. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records, says: At a time when the prison-industrial complex is destroying African American families and neighborhoods, Elaine Bartlett is more than a survivor: she is a heroine. The future of our communities depends on women like her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[A] stirring and ultimately heartbreaking book on what it means to leave prison . . . A remarkably balanced triumph of immersion journalism.--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[This] book should take its place among [the] classics of urban sociology.--\u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBracingly compassionate, quietly outraged.--\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[It] will keep you reading through the night ....This book is a triumph of storyte\u003ci\u003elling.--Alex Kotlowitz, author of There are No Children Here \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Rive\u003c\/i\u003er \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003edn0 Jennifer Gonnerman is a prizewinning staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Her article on which this book is based won the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2001.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Gonnerman is a prizewinning staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Her article on which \u003ci\u003eLife on the Outside\u003c\/i\u003e is based won the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467901485309,"sku":"9780312424572","price":35.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/eE04b3RoNUFWc3h3OVY2UDZiUG11UT09.webp?v=1777281381","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/life-on-the-outside-the-prison-odyssey-of-elaine-bartlett-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}