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“Burton is a prison reform activist who, after a revolving door prison experience, now runs a non-profit helping women released from prison” Susan Burton & A New Way Of Life
“A New Way of Life Reentry Project’s Founder, Susan Burton, Wins Honors” Ebony’s Power 100 for 2017
“Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice” goes to “Activist Susan Burton”
“Sojourner Truth Radio:” A New Way of Life’s Susan Burton “Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women.” After cycling in and out of the criminal justice system for nearly 15 years, Susan Burton gained her freedom and sobriety.”
Los Angeles “Wave” (Wave, Los Angeles) “South Los Angeles resident Susan Burton found herself caught up in the prison system following the tragic death of her 5-year-old son, who was killed after being hit by a van driving down their street.”
WDET-FM “DETROIT TODAY” (NPR, DETROIT) “Author Discusses Her Time in and out of Prison”
WGN-TV “WGN MORNING NEWS” (CHICAGO) “Susan Burton: From Prison to Recovery”
KTLA-TV “KTLA MORNING NEWS” (LA) “Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women”
KERA-FM “THINK” (DALLAS, NPR) “What Women Need After Prison”
WHYY-FM “RADIO TIMES” (PHILLY, NPR) “Women and reentry”
WNYC-FM “LEONARD LOPATE SHOW” (NYC, NPR) “Susan Burton’s Path from Prison to Recovery”
“KALW-FM “YOUR CALL” (SF) “Your Call: What one woman’s journey can teach us about reforming the US prison system”
“NEWS ONE NOW’ (SYNDICATED) “The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Women“
C-SPAN “BOOK TV” “Becoming Ms. Burton“
DEMOCRACY NOW! ““Repair the Damage from the Drug War”: Susan Burton on A New Way of Life to End Mass Incarceration“
COMEDY CENTRAL “THE DAILY SHOW” “SUSAN BURTON – FIGHTING FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN IN “BECOMING MS. BURTON” – EXTENDED INTERVIEW“
PBS “TAVIS SMILEY” “Founder and Executive Director Susan Burton“
NPR “MARKETPLACE” “Susan Burton’s fight to stop a cycle of ‘institutional abuse’“
NPR “FRESH AIR” “After 6 Prison Terms, A Former Inmate Helps Other Women Rebuild Their Lives“
“Clockshop” “Audio of A Sunday Afternoon with Susan Burton & LA Supervisor Shelia Kuehl“
“Wave Newspapers, Los Angeles” “Susan Burton seeks new life for once-incarcerated women“
“Los Angeles Review of Books” “An Arduous but Triumphant Journey”
“USA Today” “From rape victim to grieving mom to 21st century Harriet Tubman”
“KALW 91.7 FM” “Your Call: What one woman’s journey can teach us about reforming the US prison system”
Local Public Radio in San Francisco • By Ali Budner & Renee Kemp • Jun 6, 2017
Susan Burton, “The American who overcame crack addiction and today helps former inmates rebuild their lives.”
Alessandra Corrêa – From Winston-Salem (USA) to BBC Brazil, June 2, 2017
“Tidbits” “Michelle Alexander in conversation with Susan Burton – New York – May 19“ Wednesday May 19th, 2017
“Democracy Now!” “Repair the Damage from the Drug War: Susan Burton on A New Way of Life to End Mass Incarceration“ Wednesday May 19th, 2017
“Democracy Now!” “Michelle Alexander: We Must Respond Forcefully & Challenge Jeff Sessions’s New War on Drugs“ Wednesday May 19th, 2017
“WHYY Public Media“ “RadioTimes with Marty Moss-Coane” Wednesday May 17th, 2017
“Fresh Air with Terry Gross” After 6 Prison Terms, A Former Inmate Helps Other Women Rebuild Their Lives” May 16th, 2017
“Truthout” “From Revolving Door to Re-Entry: An Interview With Susan Burton” May 14th, 2017 By Victoria Law
“The Nation.” “What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman” Reading her life story will change the way you view the world.
By Michelle Alexander May 11th, 2017
“MARKETPLACE” “One woman’s fight to stop a cycle of ‘institutional abuse’”
By Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
May 09th, 2017
“The New York Times” “A Modern-Day Harriet Tubman”
Nicholas Kristof
MAY 4th, 2017
“Publisher’s Weekly” “Author Profile” May 1st 2017
“Essence Magazine” “Feature” May 2017
“C-Span” Prisoner Rehabilitation Nneka Jones Tapea, the executive director of the Cook County Department of Corrections, and Susan Burton, the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Reentry project, discussed the challenges facing those re-entering society. November 12, 2015
“C-Span” Prison Incarceration Rates Panelists, including ex-convicts and a former prison warden, talked about the large and growing number of people incarcerated in America. They discussed reasons for the large numbers and the increase, and strategies to deal with the problems. September 16, 2014
“C-Span” Gender and Incarceration, A panel of advocates for the rights of incarcerated women discussed that women were the fasted growing group of incarcerated people in the United States. December 31, 2013
