Sue Ellen AllenRacism and Blood!Imagine you’ve been in a terrible accident. Rushed to the ER, you’re awaiting a blood transfusion. Weakly, you grasp the nurse’s arm…Jul 8, 2016Jul 8, 2016
Sue Ellen AllenThe Big Red TruckLast week I was in DC for the White House hosted summit, The United State of Women, to participate on a panel member for Second Chance…Jun 26, 20162Jun 26, 20162
Sue Ellen AllenWhoever Nel is, I follow the blog religiously, even though I have no time to read extra stuff.“But I’m a guy; why should I care?” Well, consider this: Mom doesn’t make as much as Dad. Dad dies; Mom’s a widow. Even though she now gets…Apr 12, 2016Apr 12, 2016
Sue Ellen AllenWhy Are We The Incarceration Nation?How many of you watched 60 Minutes last Sunday on prisons, German prisons to be exact? If you didn’t please watch it here…Apr 5, 2016Apr 5, 2016
Sue Ellen AllenPrison Reform 2016: Netherlands Jails May Close As Dutch Crime Rate Fallshttp://www.ibtimes.com/prison-reform-2016-netherlands-jails-may-close-dutch-crime-rate-falls-2340613Mar 22, 2016Mar 22, 2016
Sue Ellen AllenPrison Red Letter DayMay 2006, Prison Red Letter Day: My roommate Joyce is leaving tomorrow. She’s going home. There’s been a countdown of months, weeks, days…Mar 20, 2016Mar 20, 2016
Sue Ellen AllenLocked Out and Silenced: Women in Prison & Our LawmakersIt’s Women’s History Month and no conversation would be complete without discussing the history of violence against women. If you’d asked…Mar 6, 20161Mar 6, 20161
Sue Ellen AllenAs a “nice white lady,” I’m going to give you the straight skinny.Those White and Colored water fountains and restrooms were everywhere, but I never gave them a thought. After all, I was young and white…Mar 2, 20161Mar 2, 20161
Sue Ellen AllenI Want To VoteI can’t vote. I have voted since I was eighteen but now I’m an ex-prisoner and I cannot vote. Disenfranchisement exists in many forms in…Feb 26, 20162Feb 26, 20162