Ep 171: After nearly 20 years of addiction and cycles of incarceration, this woman became a renowned voice for formerly incarcerated females
This is the Susan Burton story.
Links mentioned:

https://anewwayoflife.org/

https://thewiredc.org

https://fortunesociety.org/

Sources for Today's Episode:

Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women

Beingsusanburton.com

ABC 7

CNN

The New Press

NY times

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Vera Institute of Justice

LA Times

Research and Education Institute

Kings Institute.Stanford.edu

The Today Show


Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

Produced & Edited by James Varga

Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro

Music by Dessert Media


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