{"product_id":"9781620974353","title":"Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the prestigious NAACP Image Award, a uniquely American story of trauma, incarceration, and “the breathtaking resilience of the human spirit” (Michelle Alexander)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely hailed as a stunning memoir from someone more likely to be locked up or otherwise silenced, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Ms. Burton\u003c\/em\u003e is the “miraculously inspirational” (Vivian Nixon) life story of Susan Burton, whose organization A New Way of Life has transformed the lives of more than one thousand formerly incarcerated women in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this “stirring and moving tour-de-force” (John Legend), Susan takes us on her own journey through the criminal justice system—from growing up amid poverty and abuse in Los Angeles to becoming addicted to cocaine and crack after tragically losing her son, and from cycling in and out of prison for more than fifteen years to her transformation into a powerful advocate for “a more humane justice system guided by compassion and dignity” (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrequently compared to \u003cem\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJust Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Ms. Burton\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written and unforgettable book that humanizes the devastating impact of mass incarceration and powerfully shows the structural and policy changes that can restore the lives of formerly incarcerated people. A reading group guide appears at the back of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036877865200,"sku":"9781620974353","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620974353_p0.jpg?v=1763855608","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620974353","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}