Hello True Crime Readers!
My name is Kelly Banaski Sons. I am a prison rights
activist, inmate mentor and crime blogger at The Woman Condemned.(http://wwwthewomancondemned.com)
I began in this field because of books Barri and others have written that
affected me. I would read the last page and close the book and still
wonder…why?
The how and the why behind the terrible things human
beings can do to each other are important for more reasons than just to catch
the killer. We also have to know these things so we know how to predict, deter
and stop the crimes.
I am a firm and resolute believer in human rights
and while I face much opposition I feel the human rights of no one, not even
prisoners should be taken away. To do so makes less of us as a society, as
humans ourselves.
With those things in mind I began to rally for
prison reform and basic human rights for inmates. Prisons must be a place for
inmates to learn from their mistakes, become educated on how the world works and
how rewarding life can be or it’s just a place that breeds more criminals.
Writing has been proven effective as therapy for
inmates. A simple letter to a person who has never had anyone speak to them as
a human, an equal, finds great revelation in it. Those that have had a decent
life find the help and nonjudgmental ear of a stranger can be a catalyst. It takes time, patience and compassion but it
does have an impact.
Barri’s books are especially captivating because
they delve into the personal details, the why and the how’s that I crave to
know. I am inspired as a reader and a writer. It just doesn’t get any better
than that.
You can read about how inmate letter writing can
work in my Kindle Single “Friends With benefits: How a Handful of Letters Can
Change the World”. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PSYE7K
You can also read
about how sometimes things go bad in the world of inmate mentoring in my Single
“Bitches: Lessons learned From Death Row,” http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080T1NH2
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