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Our ancestors went through so much in a fight for us to vote. So I believe that we should engage in all civic participation. It's healthy engagement.

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We're willing to spend countless dollars putting people who need help in cages, and then when they get out we say you can't have a job, and you can't have housing, and because you don't have either, we're going to take your kids, too.

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Because a woman goes to prison doesn't mean she's a bad mom - doesn't mean that she shouldn't have her children.

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When I see a woman make it over all the obstacles, my heart just sings.

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The person who has been convicted has served their time. Why would we continue to punish and exclude them from housing and jobs? Those are the primary areas that allow people to get their lives back on track.

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We know that the environment and political information is important, and we expose and teach the women about some of the environmental factors that lead to their incarceration.

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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 chance at a different life, too.

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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 up does not solve the problem. Did locking me up make me better? No, it did not. It made my struggle harder.

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We all make mistakes. Sometimes people slip, but that doesn't mean they're not worthy of the support.

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It seems like I was born into trouble.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: Unknown

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