Susan Burton

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Ep 171: After nearly 20 years of addiction and cycles of incarceration, this woman became a renowned voice for formerly incarcerated females This is the Susan Burton story. Links mentioned: https://anewwayoflife.org/ https://thewiredc.org https://fortunesociety.org/ Sources for Today's Episode: Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women Beingsusanburton.com ABC 7 CNN The New Press NY times Bureau of Justice Statistics Vera Institute of Justice LA Times Research and Education Institute Kings Institute.Stanford.edu The Today Show Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced & Edited by James Varga Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/womenandcrime Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenandcrimepodcast/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@womenandcrime Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenandcrime Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/womenandcrime Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomenAndCrime Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast features criminologists discussing sensitive themes and topics.
0:04.8	Listen or discretion is advised.
0:07.2	After nearly 20 years of addiction and cycles of incarceration, this woman became a leading voice for formerly incarcerated
0:16.0	females.
0:18.3	This is the Susan Burton story. I'm going to Good morning, Megan. Good morning.
0:47.5	Good to see you today. Always. Yes, I have to tell you and I think you feel the same way but I'm really loving the stories that we are covering for
0:50.6	Women's History Month and I cannot wait to do this again next year in fact
0:54.6	I already have some cases lined up. I know we actually have covered a lot of
0:58.3	inspiring women but I think it's just in that mode knowing that these were the
1:01.9	cases I selected for this month and yeah I could in that
1:05.0	were the cases I selected for this month and yeah I couldn't stop writing and I loved it I was really really inspired and our listeners and viewers if you have any suggestions on women who have changed history or have had a major impact on the criminal justice system, let us know.
1:17.0	As always, you can go to our website and click on Suggest The Case, or as many of you do, you can reach out on any of our social media channels.
1:24.6	I'm very excited to introduce today's subject because I just finished her
1:28.7	memoir this morning Megan and it was a powerful one. There's a memoir, of course.
1:34.0	There is, but usually I finished way ahead,
1:36.0	but I didn't finish till just this morning,
1:38.0	but I wrote this story without the memoir.
1:40.0	The memoir was just for some additional information,
1:42.0	but we'll get more into the memoir at the end. The memoir
1:44.0	at the end, but for now let's meet Susan.
1:47.0	Susan Burton was born the middle child and only girl to a large family in the early 1950s.
1:53.4	In her early childhood, Susan lived with her parents and her five brothers.
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