Since returning home, Celia Colon has turned her energy to helping other women rebuild their post-prison lives through her nonprofit Giving Others Dreams. But she says having a record has hindered her forward progress. LatinoVoicesWTTW
“I'm still facing permanent punishments,” Colon said. “Even though I have my record sealed and I have degrees and I have certificates and I sit on every state and government board doing national systemic work, really impacting lives … society always wants to label you as the worst mistake that you ever had.”, has been out of prison for just over a year. She says most of the fundamentals of adult life – from seeking employment to finding housing – are affected by having a criminal record.
Colon points out that women with children face more entanglement with state systems and institutions than their male counterparts when they’re released. “When we think about women who have had criminal legal involvement, we’re really talking about this pipeline — trauma to prison to enduring trauma pipeline. We’re talking about women who have disproportionately had experienced myriad trauma over their life cycle as a child, as an adult and intimate partner, violence dynamics and experiences.
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