Archive for June, 2008

Addressing Violence in Prison

June 7th, 2008

Usually when I talk about prisons I begin with a whole bunch of numbers and statistics.  2.4 million people in prison, 1 million Black people in prison, 1 in 9 Black men between the ages of 18 and 34 are in prison.  Women of Color are the fastest growing population in prison.  25% of people [...]

June 27th Through Barbed Wire Event

June 4th, 2008

Women’s Voices From The Inside
Film Screening
June 27th 7:00pm
Community Church of Boston
“What I Want My Words To Do To You”
FILM SYNOPSIS
“What I Want My Words To Do To You” offers an unprecedented look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New York’s Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The film goes inside a writing workshop [...]