Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women by Susan Burton
One woman’s remarkable odyssey from tragedy to prison to recovery—and recognition as a
leading figure in the national justice reform movement
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. Her
organization, A New Way of Life, operates five safe homes in Los Angeles that supply a lifeline to
hundreds of formerly incarcerated women and their children—setting them on the track to
education and employment rather than returns to prison. Becoming Ms. Burton not only humanizes
the deleterious impact of mass incarceration, it also points the way to the kind of structural and
policy changes that will offer formerly incarcerated people the possibility of a life of meaning and
dignity.
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