"Prisons: The Ins and The Outs" book project from Central CA. Help it get published by 10/22
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"Maria has been fighting for human treatment of those in prison in the Central Valley of CA, for several decades.
She can use our help in getting the word out and helping her get her valuable book published"
Please visit our Kickstarter site for more info:
http://kck.st/1ymPLcT
Help Maria complete her new book about the politics of incarceration including the views of inmates, families and legal advocates.
Maria Telesco, under the umbrella of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, is seeking funds to complete
her new book "Prisons: The Ins and The Outs."
This project has been in the works for a year now. We need to hire a student assistant to edit and help Maria to prepare the manuscript for publishing. In addition to bringing an important work to the public, these funds would offer an excellent opportunity for a student to learn more about these subjects while earning money to contribute to his/her college fund.
Featured in the book by Richard Stone, “Hidden in Plain Sight: Profiles of Fresno’s Unsung Progressive Activists”, Maria Telesco has written extensively about the California prison system and the lives and difficulties of inmates and their families as well as the politics involved with the prison system.
Ms. Telesco is the co-author of “Outsiders Looking In : How To Keep From Going Crazy When Someone You Love Goes To JAIL”. Telesco has been the president of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence for over ten years.
The Fresno Center for Nonviolence has been involved in many efforts to create a community and a world of peace, nonviolence, social justice and tolerance for all through education by offering free film screenings, a book and film library, sponsoring visiting speakers and filmmakers as well as projects such as Maria Telesco's book.
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Maria has worked with Amnesty International and Death Penalty Focus. She has visited many prisons and Condemned units ("Death Row"
in the United States, to learn about conditions there.
She has also visited, counseled and advocated for many condemned prisoners.
When a Federal judge ordered investigation of the medical care in California prisons, Ms. Telesco was part of the medical/legal team, California Prison Focus, that interviewed prisoners who had complaints regarding...
Maria has worked with Amnesty International and Death Penalty Focus. She has visited many prisons and Condemned units ("Death Row" in the United States, to learn about conditions there.
She has also visited, counseled and advocated for many condemned prisoners.
When a Federal judge ordered investigation of the medical care in California prisons, Ms. Telesco was part of the medical/legal team, California Prison Focus, that interviewed prisoners who had complaints regarding their medical care. Her work contributed to the Federal courts putting the medical care in California prisons into Federal Receivership, where it remains today.
