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About the author

Author Susan Burton

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About the author

Susan Burton - Twitter Account
Author's Twitter page with additional information
A New Way of Life: Reentry Project
Founded by Susan Burton, "A New Way of Life helps women & girls break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system."

Conversations with the author: articles & videos

Susan Burton Brings Social Justice and Compassion to Women Facing Life-After-Incarceration
An interview with Burton, from Amy Poehler's Smart Girls at Medium
TED Talks: Providing Formerly Incarcerated Women with a New Way of Life
With Susan Burton, Jan. 2019.
Susan Burton: A New Way of Life
A video interview with Bill Moyers, 2013
Becoming Ms. Burton: Reentry, Healing, and a New Way of Life
From Films on Demand, Run Time:
01:36 with segments, citation, captions, and more

Image source: Colt, Jasper. Susan Burton. USA Today, 7 June 2020, www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/06/07/ 19-of-the-most-influential-civil-rights-leaders-of-the-21st-century/111907158/. Accessed 2 Aug. 2020.

One Book

Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women by Susan Burton; Cari Lynn; Michelle Alexander (Foreword by)
Call Number: 365.6082 B974b 2017 -- at Circulation Desk

Publication Date: 2017

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Book Reviews

Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
A review of the book "Becoming Ms. Burton" from Corrections Today, 2018
Life on the Outside
Book review of "Becoming Ms.Burton" from Publisher's Weekly 2017