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Hylton, Donna, author.
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Hylton, Donna.
Women prisoners -- United States -- Biography.
Female offenders -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Biography.
Prison reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Corrections -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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A little piece of li...
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A little piece of light : a memoir of hope, prison, and a life unbound / Donna Hylton, with Kristine Gasbarre.
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Hylton, Donna, author.
New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2018.
Subjects
Hylton, Donna.
Women prisoners -- United States -- Biography.
Female offenders -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Biography.
Prison reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Corrections -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
ISBN:
9780316559256 :
0316559253
Description:
xv, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
The prisoner of Boynton Avenue -- Golden child -- Two birds in a cage -- Inmate #86G0206 -- Jail sisters -- Agents of change -- Mother Mary and the end of violence -- An education -- Daughters and a circle of abuse -- Finding our voices -- Changing minds, changing lives -- Women's search for meaning -- Carrying the torch.
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"A bold new voice from the frontlines of the criminal justice reform movement. Like so many women before her and so many women yet to come, Donna Hylton's early life was a nightmare of abuse that left her feeling alone and convinced of her worthlessness. In 1986, she took part in a horrific act and was sentenced to 25 years to life for kidnapping and second-degree murder. It seemed that Donna had reached the end--at age 19, due to her own mistakes and bad choices, her life was over. [This book] tells the heartfelt, often harrowing tale of Donna's journey back to life as she faced the truth about the crime that locked her away for 27 years ... and celebrated the family she found inside prison that ultimately saved her. Behind the bars of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, alongside this generation's most infamous criminals, Donna learned to fight, then thrive. For the first time in her life, she realized she was not alone in the abuse and misogyny she experienced--and she was also not alone in fighting back. Since her release in 2012, Donna has emerged as a leading advocate for criminal justice reform and women's rights who speaks to politicians, violent abusers, prison officials, victims, and students to tell her story. But it's not her story alone, she is quick to say. She also represents the stories of thousands of women who have been unable to speak for themselves, until now."--Dust jacket.
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
365.97472 Hylton Hy
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365.97472 Hy
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