Exodus from Prison: A Woman’s Struggle to Start Her Life

<p>The &ldquo;Broken Hearts&rdquo; rally on Valentine&rsquo;s Day, 2022, when in the freezing cold about 100 people holding dozens of 40-inch-wide pink and fuscia boards with the words &ldquo;85% MOTHERS&rdquo; and &ldquo;DON&rsquo;T LEAVE WOMEN BEHIND&rdquo; protested in front of City Hall for better jail conditions and more humane treatment for women and LGBTQ detainees at Rikers Island? C.R. was one of them. She wore all-black from bottom to top &mdash; hiking boots, cargo pants, hoody, cloth mask and beanie with the red and orange logo of the EXODUS Transitional Community, like a cluster of flames. She was plump and chunky, about 5&rsquo; 3&rsquo;&rsquo;, and she was shivering, but she remained standing along with others in a half-circle formed by the pinks and slogans and the anger that burst out from protesters&rsquo; lips.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@fc2519/exodus-from-prison-a-womans-struggle-to-start-her-life-4283607bc517"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>