Kerry Tucker Kerry Tucker i(A141690 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Prisoner : How One Woman's Jail Term Was the Making of Her Kerry Tucker , Craig Henderson , Melbourne : Heinemann Australia , 2018 16981967 2018 single work autobiography crime

'Kerry Tucker seemed to be a typical suburban mother of two, but she had a terrible secret: she had been stealing money from her employers.

'When her offence was discovered it was reported to be the biggest white-collar crime committed by a female in Victoria, and she was sentenced to seven years in a maximum-security prison, alongside the state’s most notorious criminals. Being incarcerated with drug dealers and murderers, however, was not nearly as daunting as having to tell her two young daughters why she was leaving them. The shame was almost unbearable.

'As Kerry adjusted to life behind bars, she began to see her fellow inmates as more than simply ‘murderers’ and ‘drug dealers’ – they became real people with names and broken dreams. And as they opened up to her, she realised that many of these women had violent home lives and were not getting parole simply because they couldn’t fill out the paperwork. Horrified, Kerry set about using her skills to represent them. She also began to study.


'Today, Kerry has a PhD, advocates for women prisoners, and has been reunited with her daughters. In her inspiring memoir, filled with fascinating stories of life behind bars and shot through with wry humour, she reveals how one woman’s darkest hour can become a turning point in her life. And how, just perhaps, it can even be the making of her.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Rhiannon and Sasha Visit Mum Kerry Tucker , Deer Park : Dame Phyllis Frost Centre , 2010 Z1800834 2010 single work children's fiction children's 'This picture book for children explores the emotions of having a mother incarcerated in prison. It features the story of two children who visit their mother in prison, and describes their feelings, what imprisonment means, and what is involved in visiting a person in prison. Written by a former prisoner, the book aims to encourage visitation by children, demystify the issues involved, and stress the ongoing love of parents for their children.' (Trove record)
1 1 Revlon and Razor Wire : A Performed Memoir Kerry Tucker , 2010 single work drama

'Revlon and Razor Wire is a performed memoir - part story-telling, part stand-up comedy, part solo performance - of one woman's experience of incarceration in a maximum security prison in Victoria. Based on her prison diaries, Kerry Tucker creates the world of the prison, through stories of survival, separation and redemption.'

Source: La Mama website www.lamama.com.au (sighted 24/08/2011)

1 Prisoner's Face, Mother's Heart i "I am now nothing more than a prisoner, it will take time to recover", Kerry Tucker , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Fighting the Demons : An Anthology of Poetry and Drawings Connected with Prison, by Prisoners, Family Members and Other Connected People 2004; (p. 30)
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