Becoming Ms. Burton from prison to recovery to leading the fight for incarcerated women
"Susan Burton's world changed in an instant when her five-year-old son was killed by a van driving down their street. Consumed by grief and without access to professional help, Susan self-medicated, becoming addicted first to cocaine, then crack. As a resident of South Los Angeles, a black community...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Burton, Susan, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Becoming Ms. Burton : |b from prison to recovery to leading the fight for incarcerated women / |c Susan Burton and Cari Lynn. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Becoming Miss Burton | |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York ; |a London : |b New Press, |c 2017. | |
| 300 | |a xxiii, 304 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
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| 380 | |a Autobiographies | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-304). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword / Michelle Alexander -- Part I: Sue -- Now what? -- Land of opportunity -- Daddy's girl -- Hit the road -- The sacrifice -- Things you don't talk about -- The life -- From the skillet to the frying pan -- No justice, no peace -- A new drug -- Incarceration nation -- Collateral damage -- The revolving door -- The vicious cycle -- Hurt people -- A tale of two systems -- A way out -- Finding purpose -- Part II: Mrs. Burton -- A new way of life -- The wall of no -- Who's profiting from our pain? -- Women and prison -- A kindred spirit -- Taking food off the table -- Broke leg house -- From trash to treasure -- All of us or none -- Treating the symptoms and the disease -- The meaning of life -- The women from Orange County -- Being beholden -- Living an impossible life -- The house that discrimination built -- Women organizing for justice and opportunity -- What would Ms. Sybil Brand think? -- Without representation -- Prop 47 -- The movement -- The arc bends toward justice. | |
| 520 | |a "Susan Burton's world changed in an instant when her five-year-old son was killed by a van driving down their street. Consumed by grief and without access to professional help, Susan self-medicated, becoming addicted first to cocaine, then crack. As a resident of South Los Angeles, a black community under siege in the War on Drugs, it was but a matter of time before Susan was arrested. She cycled in and out of prison for over fifteen years; never was she offered therapy or treatment for addiction. On her own, she eventually found a private drug rehabilitation facility. Once clean, Susan dedicated her life to supporting women facing similar struggles" -- provided by publisher. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Abused women |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women drug addicts |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women prisoners |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women ex-convicts |z United States |v Biography. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Lynn, Cari, |e author. | |
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