Viewed as frivolous or a luxury, offenders have historically been considered undeserving of such rewards. Approximately 86% of women in US jails have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives, and 75% report mental health issues – histories that go hand in hand with substance abuse and coerced behavior.ĭespite the potential psychological benefits, access to makeup in prisons has always been politically fraught. “Women’s pathways into the criminal justice system are typically different than men’s, and their needs in prison are very different,” said Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, a prison watchdog, over the phone. Stripped of freedom, friends and family, makeup can help inmate retains a sense of identity and present themselves in the manner they choose, rather than as dictated by strict prison dress codes.Ī cosmetology class in progress at Metro State Prison in Atlanta, where inmates practice hairdressing.
“Everyone is sick… it makes me feel normal.” But pandemic-related supply chain problems have created cosmetic shortages at prison commissaries. “Getting my hair and nails taken care of is self-care,” she said via a letter. Seven hundred miles south, Susan Ferguson, an inmate inside the Central California Women’s Facility, in Chowchilla, has an equally consistent beauty routine. “The cheap stuff they sell makes me break out, but it’s all we have (so I use it).” “It makes me feel good, like a real human being – not just a number,” she said over email. Still, most days she dabbed on foundation, swirled eyeshadow across her lids and outlined her eyes with kohl. Social distancing was rare, she said, and prisoners were dying. Sam P.Last year was a rough one for Joyce Pequeno, a 28-year-old inmate at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. This thought-provoking read encourages us to examine the systemic problems of the criminal justice system that exist today.” – Dr. “Through her engaging and insightful reporting, Zara Stone reveals a dark side of the history of plastic surgery. I won’t soon forget this book.” – Mary Roach, New York Times-bestselling author of Grunt and Stiff, among others Stone writes with compassion and authority. Expertly and rigorously researched, Killer Looks takes the reader through the little-known practice of testing surgeries on prisoners, the rise and fall of the rehabilitation movement, the surprising economics of lookism, and the ingrained racism at the heart of all of it. “One surgeon’s unconventional project provides the narrative spine for a fascinating, often shocking look inside the American prison system. This is essential reading for anyone interested in criminal rehabilitation. Graceful prose bolsters this fascinating account. In 1955, he received a chin implant inside Joliet prison, Illinois.
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