Hear Me, See Me

"...These are radical, revolutionary voices because they dare us to do what society insists we must not:  listen to and care about those who have been cast out and locked away.  If we pause long enough...we just might find the seeds of their liberation and our own." - Michelle Alexander, author, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color-Blindnes"...by explaining, not excusing, the behavior that led them to prison...sharing the insight they gain about themselves as women and parents, they can give their children the...love that all children need. This is...important for their children's caregivers, judges, child welfare authorities, and prison officials who determine how their relationships with their children will be sustained." - Elizabeth Gaynes, J.D., Executive Director, The Osborne Association, Bronx, NY"...a remarkable collection of writings by women behind bars who speak with breathtaking honesty, deep pain, surprising humor and hard-won self knowledge...women with