Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime, and Terrorism

sufficient. Juanita Ortiz, author of Chapter Five, ‘‘Going Back Again,’’ reports the results of the interviews she conducted with women who had been released and returned to prison when she was a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma. Consistent with the overall findings in the book, the absence of community support and of educational and job opportunities apparently played a role in their reincarceration. The author states, ‘‘Substance abuse and mental health issues are also problematic for newly released women’’ (p. 75), citing work that lists the numerous mental health issues incarcerated women face and the absence of treatment for these women. But there is little evidence provided that these issues are directly related to their return to prison. Although ‘‘Oklahoma remains one of the most punitive states in the nation’’ (p. 140), there have been some recent attempts at reform in the women’s prison system. Women are no longer housed in male facilities, and a few women (32) are permitted to have their children stay with them overnight or live with them in a dormitory-style setting. But an absence of funding means that the Department of Corrections must largely rely on ‘‘volunteer organizations to maximize the programming with limited resources’’ (p. 141).