Archive for June, 2008
Addressing Violence in Prison
June 7th, 2008Usually 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, 2008Women’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 […]