About the Author

Erin George is an inmate at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Virginia, where she is serving a life sentence for murder.

About the Editors

Robert Johnson is Professor of Justice, Law and Criminology in the School of Public Affairs at American University.

Alison B. Martin is Postdoctoral Research Associate at the National Institute of Justice.

"George's narrative is a powerful, self-reflective, and elegantly written account of the unique experiences that women face in prison."--Rebecca Bordt, DePauw University

"A Woman Doing Life is very well written and engaging. It gives readers, young and old, a new perspective on what it's like to be a female inmate serving a life sentence."--Ashley G. Blackburn, University of North Texas