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After spending four-and-a-half years in a maximum-security prison, Kerry Tucker was released with a Master of Arts. She went on to get a doctorate and to become a lecturer at Swinburne University. She currently works for an educational institution in Melbourne and is a passionate advocate for educating women in prison.

Books by Kerry Tucker

The Prisoner

From prisoner to PhD student – how one woman turned her jail sentence into an opportunity

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The first night

Kerry Tucker’s traumatic first night behind bars.

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