Have you read this book, TIME ON THE INSIDE: Behind The Walls In A Maximum Security Women’s Prison From An Insiders View ─ FMA Publishing ─ August, 2006? If so let me know what you think. And if not, then you should as I’ve been told from one of my reviewers: “If you want your daughters to stay out of a life of crime, then buy this book and highlight all the pages where Marshall details what it's really like to endure a body cavity search in a room filled with other inmates and male prison guards. Or what it means to have a toilet in the middle of a cell, with no privacy at all. There's nothing f--ing glamorous about getting locked up”.

I am Donna Ann Smith-Marshall, author, writer, a national television and radio energetic media guest, a 13 year expert in the field of women and youth incarceration, a reformed ex-offender, mother, and activist for changing the structure of how women are treated behind the walls and when released.

TIME ON THE INSIDE takes readers vividly behind the walls of the United States Largest Maximum Security Women's Penitentiary, Central California Women's Facility—CCWF. This revealing book is a welcoming change from some of the intellectual offerings for individuals wanting direct knowledge of the areas of the penal system that have not been spoken of in detail. “TIME ON THE INSIDE” calls attention to “Why more women are going to prison today more than ever”— "What really happens daily behind the walls" —“Why the Penal System promotes comfortability rather than rehabilitation”—“Why inmate deaths occur often”—“Why it’s important for society to care about prisoner's rights” — “Why compassion is so important”— "How does one stay from doing Time On The Inside and "How to restore your life if you have/haven't been behind the walls."

If you're looking for more knowledge and information on the women's penal system and what women face every day behind the walls, then you have to get this dynamic, informative book.  

Let me know what you think.