New Book by a Formerly Incarcerated Woman

The recently published book, May 2017:

Becoming Ms. Burton

From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women, by   Susan Burton &  Cari Lynn is getting good reviews.  It is on my reading list.

Her Letters From Prison

Heather Heaton has an ebook titled:  Her Letters From Prison.  Check out the information .
Other titles  about women in prison

• Doing Time: 25 Years of Prison Writing (A PEN American Center Prize Anthology) , Bell Gale Chevigny (Author), Sister Helen Prejean

• Inner Lives: Voices of African American Women In Prison.

            Paula Johnson (Author), Joyce A. Logan (Author), Angela J. Davis (Author)

 

Female Prisoners

In our women's prison, MCIW. The library has lots of information and directories on family law, custody, visitation, child support. We also have a small collection of children's books so the women can read and share with their children when they visit or during phone calls.