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Publication Date
9-2014
Abstract
Sponsored by Ford Foundation
This publication is an excellent graphic novel for male youthful inmates, those under 18 years of age, which provides them vital information about possible exposure to sexual abuse in adult correctional settings. "The novel raises several important issues including: (1) the code of silence among inmates and correctional staff in a facility; (2) beliefs about protective pairing; (3) the experience of gender non-conforming inmates; and (4) and female staff as perpetrators of sexual abuse". It is a prime educational tool developed with the Inmate Education Standard, § 115.33 of the National PREA Standards released on May 17, 2012. A separate set of discussion questions are also available.
Publisher
Youth Justice Press
Recommended Citation
Smith, Brenda V. and Yarussi, Jaime M., "Sam Survives" (2014). Books. 190.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_bks/190