{"product_id":"submerged-on-healing-from-abuse-while-navigating-a-lifetime-of-imprisonment-9798887441344","title":"Submerged: On Healing from Abuse While Navigating a Lifetime of Imprisonment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubmerged\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one woman's journey from a nightmare of childhood sexual abuse through a world of drug gangs and murder to prison and, ultimately, personal redemption through faith and a dedication to helping others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheena King's raw, harrowing memoir anchored in revolutionary and transformative love is, at the same time, a story shared by tens of thousands of women, especially women of color who are incarcerated as the result of events that began with abuse by someone who should have been there to protect and nurture them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring her years in prison, Sheena found the strength to free herself through the process of helping countless other survivors of childhood abuse. Now she offers her memoir with the express hope that it will help many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Rikeyah Lindsay of the Abolitionist Law Center writes in her foreword, \"We must take our collective healing seriously, interrogating the root causes and demanding accountability not only for ourselves but also for the systems that create the conditions in which so much harm can occur.\" With Lindsay's foreword and an introduction by Victoria Law, \u003ci\u003eSubmerged\u003c\/i\u003e offers essential insights for all who want to understand and participate in the growing movement for alternatives to incarceration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her own introduction Sheena King writes: \"I've told my story. Now tell yours. It will free you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing, Sheena:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheena King\u003c\/b\u003e is presently serving a life sentence at SCI Muncy in Muncy, PA, where she is an advocate for incarcerated women, with degrees in religious studies and Christian counseling. She is the published author of a book of poems and journal entries titled \u003ci\u003eUnheard Souls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e3Sum\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems and essays have been published in journals including \u003ci\u003eLet's Get Free, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaughters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Peace and Justice Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrison Health News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCenters for Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTenacious\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has also appeared in several anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eInternational Library of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInterrupted Life: Experiences of Incarcerated Women in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLindsay, Rikeyah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRikeyah Lindsay\u003c\/b\u003e is healing justice organizer for Straight Ahead, the 501(c)(4) arm of the Abolitionist Law Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaw, Victoria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Law\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist and author focused on incarceration, gender, and resistance. Her books include \u003ci\u003eResistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePrison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCorridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649018626322,"sku":"9798887441344","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4bf91c06-2fb3-44b5-b9a0-06c94efeb263.jpg?v=1759842776","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/submerged-on-healing-from-abuse-while-navigating-a-lifetime-of-imprisonment-9798887441344","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}