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"Hope is Premeditated Disappointment" by Risco Mention-Lewis

PDF version of “Hope is Premeditated Disaapointment,” a story by Herstory Writers Workshop author, Risco Mention-Lewis

Position: 141 (7 views)

PDF version of "The Day I Call 'Why?'" by Herstory Writers Workshop author Tanasha Y. Gordon

Position: 279 (6 views)

PDF document of "Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves," an excerpt from a memoir in progress by Herstory Writers Workshop author Dathonie Pinto

Tags: Arrest, Arrest of Minors, childbirth, Criminal Justice Reform, Domestic Abuse, Domestic violence, Domestice Violence, Family Violence, Herstory Writings, Juvenile Corrections, Parenting, Police Practices, Race/Racism, Racial discrimination in criminal justice, Racial Profiling, Raise the Age, Teen Motherhood, Youth Incarceration, Youth/Juvenile Justice Reform

Position: 141 (7 views)

PDF document of "I Close My Eyes to Be Free" by Herstory Writers Workshop author Kelvin Lazaro

Tags: Bail reform, Criminal Justice Reform, Herstory Writings, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Incareration of Minors, Isolated Confinement, Juvenile Corrections, Kelvin Lazaro, Prison Visitation, Prisoner Experience, Racial Profiling, Raise the Age, Rikers Island, Taking Back our Children, Violence Against Prisoners, Youth Incarceration, Youth Justice, Youth/Juvenile Justice Reform

Position: 279 (6 views)

"The Birth" by Herstory Writers Workshop author Denise Irby in PDF format

Tags: childbirth, Childbirth in Prison, Criminal Justice Reform, Denise Irby, Family separation, human rights, Incareration of Minors, Juvenile/Youth Justice, Long Island Correctional Facilities, Medical Care for the Incarcerated, Prison born, Shackling during Labor, Taking Back our Children, Teen Pregnancy, women prisoners, Women's Studies

Position: 279 (6 views)