Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1543639739 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 357 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her powerful and compelling memoir is an unforgettable journey and also an extraordinary light for all who are looking for answers on how we must recover, restore, and redeem those who have been incarcerated. prison system."Library Journal"Burton has helped thousands of formerly incarcerated and homeless individuals, and now, by telling her story, she continues to advocate for a more humane justice system guided by compassion and dignity.”Booklist (starred)"The book documents Burton’s tireless efforts to effect changefirst helping individual women, released from prison with few resources, to make a new start, and then snowballing advocacy efforts at the state and national
Consumed by grief and without access to professional help, Susan self-medicated, becoming addicted first to cocaine then to crack. On her own, she eventually found a private drug rehabilitation facility. Becoming Ms. One woman's remarkable odyssey from tragedy to prison to recovery - and recognition as a leading figure in the national justice reform movement. She cycled in and out of prison for over 15 years; never was she offered therapy or treatment for addiction. Burton not only humanizes the deleterious impact of mass incarceration, it also points the way to the kind of structural and policy changes that will offer formerly incarcerated people the possibility of lives of meaning and dignity.. Once clean, Susan dedicated her life to supporting women facing similar struggles. Her organization, A New Way of Life, operates five safe homes in Los Angeles that supply a lifeline to hundreds of formerly incarcerated women and their children - setting them on the track to education and employment rather than returning to prison. As a resident of South Los A
An Exceptional Memoir. A Book Club Must-Read! I am so thrilled with this book. Susan Burton's story about her childhood, the death of her son, her descent into addiction, and her emergence as one of the country's leading voices for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people is inspirational, painful, and enlightening. It's a must-read for anyon. Eye opening and very moving Frank Coyle Nikolas Kristoff recommended this in the NYTimes, and no wonder. Gosh, where to start. It's the story of a remarkable woman who overcame sexual abuse as a young girl, drugs, and multiple incarcerations to create an organization called A New Way of Life that helps women leaving prison get their life bac. One of the most moving books I have ever read! A remarkable story -- and a book you will never forget. Becoming Ms. Burton is an ideal companion to Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and every American should read it in order to understand the terrible human cost that the war on drugs and mass incarceration have had on our society -- a cost felt