by Laurie H. Davis
“WELCOME HOME CHERYL”
Imagine 14 months behind bars. Separated from family, friends, your business and everything familiar to you. Leaving the environment of a privileged life to one without any privileges. How scary is that? Es-pecially when you have been rail roaded using trumped up accusations to build a case against you. It happens every single day in our criminal justice system. Cheryl is a remarkably successful businesswoman and knows how to make money and be prosperous. But these are often the targets of dis-crimination and injustice. In the past 40 years the number of female incarcerations has increased by 800%. Cheryl Womack came out of prison prepared to do something about it all. A beautiful mature woman has come along to support a muchneeded segment of our society that has been totally ignored. Women in prison are all too familiar with the changes that need to take place. For the next while Cheryl will be dedicating her time and energy to empower and support women who are on their way to jail, in jail already and those getting out. 30 Informed People Magazine
During our interviews I could feel the passion with which Cheryl has embraced her next assignment in life. Many women in prison left babies and children behind. Aging parents, partners families and friends who also have experienced a tremendous loss with having their Mom, daughter, sister
According to Cheryl, at this point in time there is nothing in place to educate women on any of it.
put away are included in that. Prison is a dangerous environment and it’s a fact that some can get killed in there. So, what is in place to prepare us to stay safe and alive so we can get home in one piece?
one day present herself to Congress. In the meantime, she has taken steps to create an organiza-tion to provide hands on support to the women in her area and surrounding states. One tool she created was a
“How do we tackle it all” I asked her, in our Big Media USA show episode. Cheryl’s ultimate goal will be to
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