Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-265) and index.
Pt. I. What went wrong? -- Ch. 1. A public debate -- Ch. 2. "It's a mess what's happened" -- Ch. 3. The creation of the ghetto -- Ch. 4. Incarceration as a response to public disorder -- Pt. II. Kinship -- Ch. 5. On the ropes : Londa & Derek -- Ch. 6. Falling apart : Thelma & David -- Ch. 7. Pulling families apart -- Pt. III. Exchange -- Ch. 8. Arrested : Edwina & Kenny -- Ch. 9. Doing time : Lilly & Arthur -- Ch. 10. Cycling through the system : Zelda & Clinton -- Ch. 11. Material and social consequences -- Pt. IV. Silence -- Ch. 12. Missing the mark : Louisa & Robert -- Ch. 13. Problems at home : Constance & Jonathan -- Ch. 14. Work worries : Tina & Dante -- Ch. 15. Depression and isolation : Robin & Aaron -- Ch. 16. Coping : Murielle & Dale -- Ch. 17. Faith and church : Dolores & Lawrence -- Ch. 18. Social silence -- Conclusion : looking ahead