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Becoming Ms. Burton From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women

Susan Burton

Winner of the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency’s Media for a Just Society Awards 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...

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra highlighted the memoir, noting Burton's multiple incarcerations and her eventual work building a network of homes for women.

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The second one that I'll mention is a book by Susan Burton called Becoming Ms. Burton. She was incarcerated many times and later built a network of homes for women.

— Episode: Violent Crime Is Spiking. Do Liberals Ha...

Episode: Violent Crime Is Spiking. Do Liberals Have an Answ...

Ezra highlighted the memoir, noting Burton's multiple incarcerations and her eventual work building a network of homes for women.

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The second one that I'll mention is a book by Susan Burton called Becoming Ms. Burton. She was incarcerated many times and later built a network of homes for women.

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Kristen Bell mentioned this book, which tells the story of a woman who helped formerly incarcerated women reintegrate into society. It inspired her to support a similar organization.

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There's also another great book recommendation I'll throw out there that's her story. It's called Becoming Ms. Burton.

— Episode: Kristen Bell ON: Parenting, The Power Of...

Episode: Kristen Bell ON: Parenting, The Power Of Empathy &...

Kristen Bell mentioned this book, which tells the story of a woman who helped formerly incarcerated women reintegrate into society. It inspired her to support a similar organization.

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There's also another great book recommendation I'll throw out there that's her story. It's called Becoming Ms. Burton.

Episode: Kristen Bell ON: Parenting, The Power Of Empathy &...

Kristen Bell recommended 'Becoming Ms. Burton', a book about a woman who helps women getting released from prison rebuild their lives and get back on their feet.

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There's also another great book recommendation I'll throw out there. That's her story. It's called becoming Ms. Burton. And I'm at the tail end of it right now. And it's astounding.

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