Of Women 'Inside'

These well-told and often shocking, life stories of women serving time in prison convey with great power the injustice that makes the prison the destination for many of society’s unwanted and abused women. The author’s subjects are all prisoners in India but their experiences and the author’s conclusions are universal in their application. This is a book that must be read by those who wish to see more justice for women.

— Baroness Vivien Stern, Senior Research Fellow, International Centre for Prison Studies; Visiting Professor, University of Essex

This book is an extremely useful contribution to the law literature in penology based on case studies of women prisoners. I am aware that this is not an easy task, mainly due to the prison system, but most crucial, the reluctance of women to share their life stories. The book is significant for further research and study on a comparatively neglected aspect of criminology — the loss of their human rights and gender-based discrimination faced by women even within closed spaces. It is very readable and will hold the interest of a diverse audience.

— Justice J. S. Verma, Former Chief Justice of India; Former Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission of India