Susan Burton Quotes

Susan Burton is an activist based in United States who works with ex-convicts and founded the nonprofit organization A New Way of Life. She was named a CNN Hero in 2010 and a Purpose Prize winner in 2012.

When you get locked up, you get locked out.

Susan Burton
- Get
- Locked
We all make mistakes. Sometimes people slip, but that doesn't mean they're not worthy of the support.

Susan Burton
- Support
- Mean
- Mistakes

One of the things about incarceration is that you're deprived. You lose all of your identity, and then its given back one day, and you're ill-equipped to actually embrace it and work it.

Susan Burton
- Work
- Identity
- Back
Our ancestors went through so much in a fight for us to vote. So I believe that we should engage in all civic participation. It's healthy engagement.

Susan Burton
There are so many bright people who just need an opportunity to help others and pay it forward.

Susan Burton
- People
- Help
- Opportunity
After six prison commitments, at the end of those, I was more broken than when I went into the system.

Susan Burton
- Broken
- System
- Prison
Most incarcerated women have stories that are similar to mine. They suffered great trauma as children.

Susan Burton
- Children
- Stories
- Trauma
We continue to work on policy to end discrimination against people with criminal records.

Susan Burton