Rathbone, Cristina

A segment of society written off by some is followed through one year of education in the public school system.

The author writes about her experiences during a year spent at West Side High School in New York City, a facility populated by students who are fighting to stay in mainstream society while dealing with the problems of gangs, drugs, and violence.

Cristina Rathbone recounts the experiences she had while observing life for inmates in MCI-Framingham, the oldest operating women's prison in the United States.