Included in a capsule filled with the portraits or thumbnail sketches of the women inmates, Coyne describes in her article, at Federal Prison Camp for women in Pekin, Illinois would be many personal items. One thing would be certain is that the Mother's Day flower given to the mother's would be included in the capsule. Next the dress made by the inmates would be included for two reasons. The first reason is to show that the inmates did not have to be in prison uniforms for Mother's Day and second to show how important Mother's Day is to the inmates. The clothing they wear symbolizes their excitement about Mother's Day and the hard work the inmates put into the preparation of the important day.

A good portion of the inmates in the minimum-security prison are

normal women that were either in the wrong place at the wrong time or made a mistake in life. Yet when they are with their families on Mother's Day it looks seems to be as if the prison doesn't truly exist, do to the amount of

In what ways is the jail Coyne visited "a woman's world"? Which of the scenes or details Coyne records do you think would be missing or different in the visiting room of a prison for men?

The jail Coyne visited is a woman's world do mainly to the fact that it is a woman facility. For instance if one was ever to visit a prison for men on fathers day the men would not be getting flowers, nor would they be taking their kids in their arms and smelling every body part they own. Also it is very unlikely that the men would be stylish in their clothing due to the fact they more or likely don't know how to create clothing.

How do the different inmates McCall remembers deal with "doing time"? How do they cope? What strategies do they develop, and how successful are these?

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