The First Year Out
June 9, 2020
Photo by Gillian Laub
On the morning Makeda Davis was coming home, her mom, Georgia Davis, cleaned her studio apartment, smoothing a tablecloth over a table and putting out bowls of Doritos and pistachios and a Welcome Home balloon. Makeda’s daughter, Merhanda Pierre, had bought a charm bracelet featuring a heart engraved with the word Free. Later, as the two women pull into the parking lot of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York, they buzz with energy: After seven and a half years in prison, Makeda is getting out for good. Read more here from Marie Claire.
Tia
August 11, 2020 12:40 amI had the pleasure of living across from Mrs.Davis at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. She’s a strong young woman and was this same way during my stay at the facility. I wish her nothing but success…she’s destined for greatness!