A little piece of light : a memoir of hope, prison, and a life unbound / Donna Hylton, with Kristine Gasbarre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hylton, Donna, author.

Gasbarre, Kristine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hylton, Donna.

Women prisoners--United States--Biography.

Women prisoners.

Female offenders--Rehabilitation--United States--Biography.

Female offenders.

Prison reformers--United States--Biography.

Prison reformers.

Corrections--United States.

Corrections.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Female offenders--Rehabilitation.

United States.

Genre:

Nonfiction.

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 254 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2018.

Summary:

A groundbreaking advocate for criminal justice reform and featured speaker at the 2017 Women's March describes her collaborative efforts with other influential voices to promote prison safety and end mass incarceration.

"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.

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.

ISBN:

9780316559256

0316559253

OCLC:

1012787692