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Pain to Passion: Susan Burton Finds A New Way of Life for Herself and Other Formerly Incarcerated Women

Twenty-three years after launching A New Way of Life, Burton has collected a string of accolades. She was named as a CNN Hero in 2010, the LA Times also listed her as one of the New Civil Rights Leaders in 2015 and she was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from California State University, Northridge in 2019. Still, when she looks back at her journey, she believes none of it would’ve been possible had she not been given the opportunity to enter into CLARE.

https://www.purewow.com/wellness/susan-burton-a-new-way-of-life

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