ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: Educating Women Prisoners
Speaker:  Donna Davis, Deputy Warden,
Dublin Women’s Federal Correction Institute
Thursday, November 6, 2014  9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Village Theater, 233 Front Street, Danville
Presented by Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek Branch of AAUW
Cost: $5 per person, RSVP with payment by November 3.

“If you had the power, what is one thing you would change in the prison system?”  This is the question asked Piper Kerman, author of the book Orange is the New Black, when she spoke at the Lafayette Library speaker series on October 16, 2014. Piper responded that she would provide better education in the prison system; not only GED, but college degrees.  She indicated that the best defense against recidivism (the tendency to relapse into criminal behavior)  is a college degree.  Piper’s lament is that “Women’s prisons are just warehousing people in enforced idleness.”  She believes that there are many more educational programs for men in prison than women.

We have the rare opportunity to hear from Deputy Warden Donna Davis of the Women’s Federal Correction Institute in Dublin.  She has been asked to talk about: What does a day in the life of a prisoner look like?  How are women educated, rehabilitated, or trained?  Are there opportunities for volunteers?  Bring your questions and speak with an official of the prison system.

This presentation is being provided by Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek Branch of AAUW. The public is welcome to attend with RSVP. We will be serving homemade cinnamon rolls and beverages. Cost: $5 per person, RSVP with payment by November 3: AAUW Programs P.O. Box 996, Alamo, CA 94507 or pay online at http://daw-ca.aauw.net/orange2014/. For further information, daw.aauw@gmail.com.