Susan Burton’s Prison Book Tour Goes to Aliceville & Tutwiler Prisons for Women & Finds Pointless Dehumanization [WitnessLA.com]

Jane Stevens 11/16/184:00 AM

Susan Burton is the nationally known justice reform leader whom the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof and civil rights lawyer/bestselling author Michelle Alexanderhave called a modern day Harriett Tubman.

She is also the founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project, a program that has, to date, helped more than a 1000 women escape poverty and trauma and get on their feet when they return from prison.

In addition, Burton is the author of the stunning memoir, Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women

For the past year, along with her other activities, Burton has been on a cross-country book tour, taking “Becoming Ms. Burton” into jails and prisons all around the nation, then writing about the visits when she gets the chance, such as in the essay below.

To continue reading this intro by Celeste Fremon, and the essay by Susan Burton, go to: http://witnessla.com/susan-bur...r-prisons-for-woman/

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