Joan Mae Carter was born in Vancouver, Washington in the 1960's. She has spent all her life as a Washington State resident. She spent her childhood growing up in the small town of Washougal Washington, later moving to Yakima, where she met her husband of 25 years. With her husband, David they moved to Tacoma, where they raised two sons together. Unjust Treatment is her first novel. She has spent years researching the information, compiling the information and then putting it into a condensed readable story form. Her desire for anyone interested in reading her work is for an enlightening experience.