This letter is to remind you all that, as Sistas, we need to be there for one another to raise women up.

It’s daunting enough when you get arrested by police, then placed into custody and thrown into a cell. Then you have to go through a degrading strip search.

I’ve spent most of my adult life behind bars, and I’m not proud to say it. It’s been such a bloody waste.

Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in prison can relate to the concept of prison rituals and routines.