"Voters care about women prisoners" buttons
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 3.1 contains materials documenting the CWP's legislative advocacy work during Rhea Mallett's tenure as director from 1994-1996. Major areas of focus include preventing sexual assault in prisons and jails; improving access to reprodctive and gynecological healthcare for incarcerated people; challenging Governor George Pataki's sentencing reforms which increased prison sentences and abolished parole for violent offenders; repealing the Rockefeller drug laws and supporting "drug mule" protection bills; maintaining family ties between incarcerated mothers and their children; protecting criminalized survivors of domestic violence; and funding alternatives to incarceration.
Dates
- Creation: 1994-1996
Creator
- From the Collection: Coalition for Women Prisoners (Organization)
Access
Rhea Mallett's and Tina Reynolds' oral history interviews in series 5 have varying restrictions; see individual oral history interviews for more information. Otherwise, this collection has no restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 100.2 Gigabytes (2 flash drives, 10 disks)
From the Collection: 14.5 Linear Feet (8 document boxes, 6 oversized banners and pieces of art in flat files)
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository