No one will hire you once you’ve checked that little box that says you’ve been (in the past) convicted of a felony, and even if, by some miracle, you get yourself educated - most licenses are blocked - from cosmetology to law - to ex-felons.
Among the collateral consequences you’ll face on release are the loss of freedom to live with your family, or regain custody of your children, help with housing (no section 8, or even visiting public housing) or help with food (food stamps, for instance). If you’re white, you go to detox, if you’re black you’re a felon and you’ve forever lost 45,ooo rights and privileges. Edwards is a voice over artist and audiobook narrator.Ī temporally relevant read, as this is a very intimate look at how “the system” really is set up for the failure of African Americans. Janina Edwards does a good job narrating the book. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. Burton’s book not only inspires but educates. Burton also provides statistics to reveal a fuller perspective of the problems of the prison system. She writes about ways to change these societal issues. Along with her life story, Burton also examines a number of issues in a broader context such as: How the lack of employment and housing opportunities increase the odds of a person returning to prison. The book is well written and easy to read. She advocated for a more humane justice system guided by compassion and dignity. Burton has won many awards for her work and the Los Angeles Times named her one of the Nation’s New Civil Rights Leaders. This organization helps other women stay out of prison and re-enter society. She formed a nonprofit organization entitled “A New Way of Life Reentry Project”. The second half of the book reveals her path to recovery. This began years of being in and out of prison.
After Burton’s five-year-old son was killed by an automobile, she became a drug addict.
The first part of the book is about Burton’s early years in which she suffered from emotional neglect and sexual abuse. The co-author is journalist and writer Cari Lynn.
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