Going to prison is not the end of these women’s compelling stories.
“I want people to open their eyes. We are people, too. We were born into society and we belong in society. Everyone deserves a second chance.” Jackie is a formerly …
Artists look beyond Bars and Borders at Coral Gables Museum
To produce “The Art of Compassion,” a heartfelt fusion of art and social change at the Coral Gables Museum, Starr Sariego gathered 20 fellow photographers — most of them local, …
‘Cracked Not Broken’ Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Captured In Photo Exhibit
Last month, LEAP for Ladies partnered up with Starr Sariego to create The Compassion Project. An exhibit in the Coral Gables Museum that focuses on 25 women that have spent time behind …
‘My life needed to be changed’: How this Miami thrift store is giving incarcerated women a second chance
Opened in 2018 by the Ladies Action and Empowerment Program, the Dragonfly Thrift Boutique in Miami helps train, support, and employ women who have been recently released from prison. This …