Still Standing (eBook)

Finding Light Inside a Guatemalan Prison, The Battle of an Innocent Woman

Anaité Alvarado (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
240 Seiten
Apollo Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-948062-12-1 (ISBN)

Infos

A shocking firsthand account of a young mom's fight for justice while being wrongly imprisoned, and the incredible stories of the women she meets inside. Anaite Alvarado was at home caring for her children when she noticed Guatemalan police on her street. She sent her children to school just minutes before the police burst into her home, handcuffed her, and dropped her in a dirty Guatemalan prison. In this page turning and unforgettable memoir, we are with Anaite day by day as she is forced from a comfortable life as part of Guatemala's higher social class into a woman fighting for survival, edible food, decent living conditions, and justice. Anaite's husband had been accused of a spectrum of financial crimes, and while she had no part in his wrongdoings, her opposers and a corrupt judicial system kept her imprisonedwithout evidence. In prison, we meet face-to-face the women in the shadows who the Guatemalan government attempts to forget. We hear firsthand accounts of crimes and atrocities, by free will or by force, but we also see how even in the most deplorable of conditions, friendship, kindness, and humanity persevere. We see how women can become violent criminals, murderers even, and yet still have empathy and compassion. We also see how women, like Anaite, are left to linger in jail for crimes they didn't commit. This remarkable volume is Lisa and Laura Ling's Somewhere Inside meets Piper Kerman's Orange is the New Black. The story was a media sensation in Guatemala, but despite Anaite's American citizenship was largely ignored by the American government. In Still Standing, it is told in full detail for the very first time, and it raises the question of if a terrible unexpected event happened to us, could we too persevere?

Inhalt

A Warrant for My Arrest The Beginning of the Eld My First Hearing Months of Turmoil Pray for Me El Centro de Detención Preventiva para Mujeres Santa Teresa Prison Drama It's My Children's Birthday…and I'm Not There Justicia para Anaité No End in Sight Life in Encamamiento Hearings, Hearings, and More Hearings Fasting, Encomiendas, and a Movie Marathon One More Day, One Less Day Freedom Home Sweet Home Death of the American Dream

Rezensionen

“Still Standing, by Anaité Alvarado, is a heart-warming story of a woman’s life turned upside down, when she was falsely accused, and sent to prison, for a crime that she didn’t commit, but her husband did!  Read, learn, grow, and get ready to be touched by this incredible story.” —WEEU Pennsylvania “Still Standing is the shocking, unknown story of an American woman, also a citizen of Guatemala, who lost her freedom and was made to suffer the wretched lot of a prisoner. This beautifully written story tells of a gut-wrenching reality that everyone in America ought to know.” —Steven Hecht, Editor-at-Large, Impunity Observer “In Still Standing, Anaité Alvarado rises above fear and refuses to be silenced. This book is a tribute to all the victims of repressive justice systems. It is a must-read.” —Sylvia Gereda, Investigative Journalist“Still Standing is a tale of injustice, of heroic endurance, of a wife caught in a web of betrayal, and of international intrigue. It is beautifully written and totally immerses the reader in the emotional twists and turns of a life interrupted” —Armando de la Torre, Director, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Universidad Francisco Marroquin “The concept of justice may summon images of courts with reasonable judges who apply laws in a fair manner, and the weight of the evidence having the final say in whether someone is guilty or innocent. However, when reading this book you realize that some justice systems are more just than others ... The way that Anaité’s family, friends, and legal team work to navigate through such an uncertain process makes clear that it takes an enormous collective effort for truth to come to light. Her dedication to improving circumstances in prison, before and after her journey, also speaks volumes for her generous spirit.” —Antigua Report “Still Standing tells the story of Anaité in a chapter of her life that exemplifies a courageous woman who faced adversity with dignity, holding on to her truth which in the end prevailed. She is a rare victim of a rotten system who decides to fight the corruption that led to her incarceration.” —Betty Marroquín, Political Analyst and Columnist

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.8.2018
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: adnan syed • Amanda Knox • Anaite • Anaite Alvarado • Conditions • corrupt • Corruption • Crime • Crime and Punishment • crime punishment • crime punishment in guatemala • Criminology • Culture • day to day prison life • examining justice systems • false accusation • falsely accused • Guatemala • Guatemala City • guatemala justice system • guatemalan prison • imprisoned american women • Imprisonment • imprisonment of innocent people • Injustice • injustice story • inmates • innocence project • innocent • jailed • Judicial System • Justice • justice story • justice system corruption • Life • locked up abroad • Memoir • Orange is the new black • Overcoming Adversity • Piper Kerman • Prison • prison inmates • prison life • prison life in guatemala • prison memoir • prisons and inmates • punishment • scapegoat • South America • Still Standing • story of overcoming adversity • story of wrongful convictions • tale of injustice • True Crime • uplifting stories • uplifting story • White Collar Crime • women behind bars • womenbehind bars • women in prison • womens prison • wrongful imprisonment • wrongful imprisonment prison memoir justice story women in prison women behind bars corruption prison life locked up abroad guatemala crime punishment injustice story overcoming adversity punishment imprisonment crime uplifting story inmates orange is the new black south america corrupt • wrongly imprisoned stories
• ISBN-10: 1-948062-12-7 / 1948062127
• ISBN-13: 978-1-948062-12-1 / 9781948062121