It has to be about more than punishment. We need to rehabilitate people. We lock up far too many people in America today. We lock them up as if locking them up is gonna solve the problem. And locking them… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
Telling your story is transformative. For both the storyteller and their audience, a new bridge to understanding is created. — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
I can remember, as a child, the happy days of us all piling into the car and going to the drive-in. And that was… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
I knew hundreds and hundreds of women like me, who had traveled in and out of prison in a revolving door. They needed support and help just like I had received. And it could make a difference, just like it had made a difference in my life. I wanted to see them come back to the community and have a… — Susan Burton Copy Share
Everyone needs a place to live. Everyone needs a place to come home to every night. I don't understand why our society, our government,… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
It's important the sheriff and the D.A. work with the community to realize real-world solutions. If they make decisions in silos, it will fall… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
We all make mistakes. Sometimes people slip, but that doesn't mean they're not worthy of the support. — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
The person who has been convicted has served their time. Why would we continue to punish and exclude them from housing and jobs? Those… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
One of the things about incarceration is that you're deprived. You lose all of your identity, and then its given back one day, and… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
We know that the environment and political information is important, and we expose and teach the women about some of the environmental factors that… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
If you don't have a new door to walk through, the only thing is the old door. — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
