The path of ex-prison inmates can often be a dark one. It is difficult to reintegrate into society and find people willing to give you a second chance. This month’s story is from the LA Times by Gale Holland about a woman, Susan Burton, who had been in prison 6 times in 20 years and is now dedicating herself to preventing other women from following the same path with her organization “A NewWay of Life Re-entry Project.” Her group has “thrown a lifeline to about 1,000 other women to interrupt the incarceration cycle that held her for 20 years; the project operates homes to help women leaving prison get back on their feet.”
You can read more about this remarkable woman and the work she is doing here: Turning prison past into a life’s calling
This story is part of the monthly We Are The World Blogfest #WATWB. This month’s edition is hosted by Shilpa Garg, Simon Falk, Mary J Giese, Dan Antion, Damyanti Biswas.
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Thanks for joining us this month Deborah and for sharing this article. It’s how we treat the least of us that matters. It’s always good to see someone reaching out to people who need a helping hand. Without help, many of these women would surely end up back in prison.
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The challenge of overcoming a prison record seems overwhelming and it is great to see someone willing to take on that challenge and offer support. Thank you, Dan.
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Sounds like inmates in predominantly black prisons get less resources than those coming out of an institution in a white community. Doesn’t surprise me. We are not, after all, so advanced as some make us out to be.
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Yes, I think they were talking about drug rehab and it is in short supply. Need to stop incarcerating people for drug use once and for all. Thank you, Dawn.
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This sounds interesting. I’ve been working on a story about a teenager who’s been to a juvenile rehabilitation facility. The research has been eye-opening, for sure.
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