https://sarabennett.org/life-after-life daily 0.75 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468769551482-50ZNL8HPD620MHJ6T95C/11.+Tracy+in+the+Empty+Waiting+Room_DSF3162.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Life After Life in Prison: Reentry examines the lives of seven women — Tracy, Evelyn, Carol, Keila, Karen, Leah, and Claude — as they return to society after serving anywhere from 17 to 35 years in New York State’s maximum security prison for women. Here are three of their stories. Tracy, 49, who served 24 years, waiting for a meeting with her counselor. Brooklyn, NY (2014) “I have to go to three state-mandated programs. I like my individual counselor but all those programs is a lot of time. I feel most of it is a waste.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468769551482-50ZNL8HPD620MHJ6T95C/11.+Tracy+in+the+Empty+Waiting+Room_DSF3162.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Life After Life in Prison: Reentry examines the lives of seven women — Tracy, Evelyn, Carol, Keila, Karen, Leah, and Claude — as they return to society after serving anywhere from 17 to 35 years in New York State’s maximum security prison for women. Here are three of their stories. Tracy, 49, who served 24 years, waiting for a meeting with her counselor. Brooklyn, NY (2014) “I have to go to three state-mandated programs. I like my individual counselor but all those programs is a lot of time. I feel most of it is a waste.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468775821868-5IMHUJOZPIDS5EZQ01OB/10.Tracy--Bedroom+1+East+Harlem_DSF3241.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy six months after her release. East Harlem, NY (2014) “This is my third home in six months. I was at Providence House [a halfway house]. But my time was up after four months and I ended up at a three-quarter house. It was horrible. Then the uncle of my grand-children, not related to me, took me in.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468769671721-N716J52FYTMCEPJUMIRR/12.+Tracy%2C+Burger+King+1.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy on the night shift at Burger King on 42nd Street. New York City (2014) “I was glad to get the graveyard shift because it makes it easier for me to get to my programs without being late to work. Being late to work means I could lose my job. Being late to program means I could go back to prison. This way I won’t be late.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468769819833-9MKN9XA6R2BCJ4CSRA99/13.+Tracy+holding+her+grandchild_DSF4152.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy with her grandson, Joshia. (Bergenfield, NJ 2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468775924831-3HVIGWKNC8PL4N9T7GL4/14.+Tracy%2C+Salvation+Army+1.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy working as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army. New York City (2014) “First, Salvation Army told me I could have this job. Then they called me and told me they did a background check and said I couldn’t have it after all. I asked them when will I get my second chance. If they won’t give me a job, who will? So then they said I could have the job.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468776701226-T8HAXUPQX7H2UX2ESZL2/15.+Tracy--Bedroom+2%2C+South+Bronx_DSF4272.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy living back in the three-quarter house for a few months before she moved to a friend’s apartment. Bronx, NY (2015) “The hardest part out here is the housing. A lot of places don’t take public assistance and rent is just so expensive.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1591035988905-FLG59R8FDR9IIXJBXW6J/Long-Termers-ContactSheet-001.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Life After Life in Prison examines the lives of seven women — Tracy, Evelyn, Carol, Keila, Karen, Leah, and Claude — as they return to society after serving anywhere from 17 to 35 years in New York State’s maximum security prison for women. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468776762058-O14PGW9M3P1XGKYVMC7U/16.+Tracy--church.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Englewood, NJ (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1515084995046-130RDUO8P75SEJGEUNT3/1.+Tracy-4.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Tracy out on delivery for McDonalds. New York, NY (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1515084993240-FTZ2GBNUGQLCUWBW8D8K/1.+Tracy-1.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Tracy performing a prayer dance. Church of Gethsemane, Brooklyn, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1547861991268-VIFG9EPNDONYBK912YJB/2019-Bedroom-Tracy-master-b%26w.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy resting in her bedroom after shoulder surgery. (Jamaica, NY 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1639078491199-TRN2B7GSEVFL693HGOKR/Tracy+at+Little+Piece+of+Light+HQ+2020+b%26w.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy working as a project manager at a non-profit. Brooklyn, NY ( 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1639078351518-W2IQK35R364DC2LTXQ2S/Tracy+outside+Little+Piece+of+Light+HQ+2020+b%26w_DSF2338.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy, project manager. Brooklyn, NY (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1591038032268-LQSX311WITMA8YCQ8J3T/Long-Termer-ContactSheet-001-random-20.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Life After Life in Prison examines the lives of seven women — Tracy, Evelyn, Carol, Keila, Karen, Leah, and Claude — as they return to society after serving anywhere from 17 to 35 years in New York State’s maximum security prison for women. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1688823838500-U889G5D1TVPDSGM0ZODY/image-asset.jpeg life after life in prison: reentry - Tracy (New York City, 2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468777800782-RQCY4GP0WBBSADNUXROZ/26.+Evelyn+carrying+Adam.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn, 39, who served 17 years, with the son of her domestic partner. Long Island City, NY (2014) “I met my partner when I’d only been home for a few days. She has three kids and me not having kids, I became close to the kids and that was an extra.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468777889215-GQOGENUXXUU40AJ5ZDHZ/27.+Evelyn%27s+hands+at+work.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn at work in a corporate cafe several months before her promotion to sous chef. New York City (2014) “When I came home, I got a grant and went to a culinary program. My dream job is to work for a nice restaurant. ‘Evelyn, Sous Chef.’ Or to have my own food truck — Spanish food. I cook like my grandma. That’s the best instructor you can have. Everything she cooked was natural.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468777947435-WEOPAO92HDMOIM9XBYWL/28.+Evelyn+after+work_DSF3676.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn waiting for the bus. Flushing, NY (2014) “I leave home at five thirty in the morning. I had to get an exception from my parole officer because I’m supposed to be home from ten at night until seven in the morning. If I want to leave the five boroughs, I have to get a travel pass. I have to report every four months—come in after work, wait to be called, hand them my urine, pay my fee. It’s $30 a month. I’m free, but I’m not full free.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468777996640-V8YLQU5Y5L1BVRC9GQHR/29.+Evelyn+and+Sister_DSF4241.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn with Sister Elaine Roulet, a nun who worked in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Brooklyn, NY (2015) “I met Sister Elaine in Bedford. I was in facility maintenance and if she needed something done, I was there. I was always happy to do it. She was always encouraging me. She was like a mother figure to a lot of us in prison.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468778063195-MGSA4EBG1NLE749CL53N/30.+Evelyn+on+moving+day.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn moving to her second home in four months after she and her domestic partner broke up. Astoria, NY (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468778107012-DANJZYD0SZLL0NPP3N78/31.+Evelyn--Bedroom%2C+Ash+Ave.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn at home. Flushing, NY (2015) “I share this house with six other women. I’m in a good room. I can look out my window and I’m at peace. But I’m looking forward to the day when I have my own apartment and I’m saving as much as I can.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1470866435015-THDP0NW93Y14659CONUF/Evelyn-baseball-foreground.jpeg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn, the only woman member of a baseball team which frequents her cafe. East River Park, New York City (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1515085342555-SSRXTS62N6OAEZ01CS5S/2.+Evelyn-5.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Evelyn and Andrea. Brooklyn Bridge Park (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1515084876075-WW76VSBQ8B2IAF9SLB3H/evelyn-and-andrea-waiting-to-get-married.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn and Andrea waiting to get married. Queens, NY (2018) “We’ve known each other only 9 months but I just know it’s right. I can’t explain it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1572963301799-IR9NYWDO6TVV2ZGLRTQU/35.+evelyn+at+work+2019.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn, executive chef (Long Island City, NY 2019) “I’ve been executive chef for three years now. I supervise 9 people and it’s a great experience and a great challenge. I get to be creative and build relationships with all kinds of people. The job comes with a little bit of stress but I’m proud of myself to see the role I am in.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1572987268774-Z946NGDB6DZVPNXJ67EH/34.+Evelyn+and+Andrea+bedroom+2019.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn and Andrea at home (Queens, NY 2019) “Getting married was the best decision of my life. It’s almost two years now.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1572987305624-4DPIUF80IRCSIO85ISS6/33.+evelyn+wallking+dogs+2019.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Evelyn walking her dogs after work (Queens, NY 2019) “Andrea gave me my first dog before she went back to her country to see her family. She didn’t want me to be by myself. She knows me so well. I love the dogs.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1639077735388-51PMCQDGJGUDSNFFYTF2/1.-FInal-Pick-Evelyn-on-the-median-3_DSF3891.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Evelyn after work. Long Island City, NY (May 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1639077618541-TYHM4YJD0AQQEMMZOMMW/Evelyn+%26+stepmom_DSF5458.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Evelyn with her step-mom. San Juan, Puerto Rico (September 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1639796136323-F16UUDYDJBMY4CETIJ4C/xmas+favorite_DSF5770_DxOVP.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Evelyn, with her wife Andrea, and Andrea’s three children, who moved from Ecuador in August, 2021, to live with Evelyn and Andrea. Queens, NY (December 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801785564-9ZA5HUF6MYCTWK7UHSI8/19.+Carol+as+Receptionist_DSF2479.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Carol working as a volunteer at Hour Children. Long Island City, NY (2014) “I volunteer to say thank you for taking me in. If it weren’t for Hour Children, I would have ended up in a homeless shelter." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801760268-A7S1PE12EYZY0RE3ZD3W/18.+Carol+on+Steps+with+Two+Boys_DSF2508.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Carol, 65, who served 35 years, one year after her release with Darjay and her honorary grandchild Cecil (right), both almost three years old. Long Island City, NY (2014) “I’ve always loved kids. They’re so innocent and full of joy. In prison, I wasn’t allowed to work on the nursery because I had a violent crime. Now it’s my chance.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801793809-MMUVSQUT0YWIQTR4UT1T/20.+Carol+serving+herself+dinner.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Communal dinner in Carol’s transitional housing. Long Island City, NY (2015) “Each one of us takes a turn cooking. We cook what we want, depending on what’s available in the freezer. We each put in $100 worth of food a month. We’re cooking for about 12.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801803989-424MZK4E0X3J8T0R6J2J/21.+Carol+in+her+Room_DSF3857.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Carol in her bedroom. Long Island City, NY (2015) “I don’t know why they finally gave me parole on my sixth try. I had a good record. Maybe it’s because I’d had two heart attacks and I was expensive. You can’t make up for 35 years. The world is different; I’m different. I wasn’t going to do a ‘catch-up.’ How do you catch up for 35 years?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801818512-R7ZO65JCAZ6OZMMF07JD/22.+Carol--waiting+for+dinner+with+Miranda.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Carol in the TV room with some of the other residents of her home. Long Island City, NY (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801825254-380RB4J82N7K64PWPDD2/23.+Carol+on+the+Bus_DSF4325.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Carol on her way to her cardiologist’s office. Long Island City, NY (2015) “I don’t go out much. I work across the street from where I live. I go to the doctor or do a little shopping. Sometimes I go out with a friend. It might not sound like much, but I’m free.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801832943-NS5KW1XIN3VBWL3Z7AWR/24.+Carol+in+hospital.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Carol with her friends Kelly (left) and Tina, after being admitted for treatment for heart disease. Mount Sinai Hospital, Long Island City, NY (2015) “My last three years in prison I spent on the RMU [Regional Medical Unit]. It’s like a mini hospital, but it’s really isolating. It’s worse than solitary. No one can visit you because everyone’s in their programs during scheduled visiting hours.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1515086000415-74M2LSY8CNMUH6IRPE45/3.+Carol-3.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Carol in her bedroom. Long Island City, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1525266563130-TCHTL2LS8729N1YNOUFF/carol-after-her-fall-master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Carol after a fall that left her with a broken wrist and requiring care from a home health care attendant. Long Island City, NY (September 13, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1525266588079-3NL3XZN2L14FGNLQD6QF/carol-with-cecil.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Carol with Cecil, now age six. Long Island City, NY (February 1, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1558462545750-7375CBSU38ETWRV987U5/Carol-2019.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Carol, 70. Long Island City, NY (May 20, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1639078127609-6D0TGSE7XX72S892MDE4/Carol+in+nursing+home+B%26W.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Carol, 73, Far Rockaway, NY (October 20, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801842367-7RLVEMO9X85Z2XG8I8QO/2.+Keila+on+the+Subway_DSF1778.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila, 40, three-and-a-half weeks after her release, on the subway for the first time in over 20 years. New York City (2014) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801848954-QI6XCIYE26MNJY26YX0R/3.+Keila+with+Baseball+Mitt_DSF2316.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila living in her cousin’s home after her release from prison. Long Island, New York (2014) “My dad bought me this softball glove when I joined the prison team. He died while I was in there. Two officers transported me to the funeral home. I was in cuffs for twenty hours. He was the man I loved the most in this whole world. It just went all wrong. They made it worse.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801855995-Z50YA9OVB6SISCFTF7I9/4.+Keila+at+her+Refrigerator_DSF3560.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila two days after moving from her cousin’s home in Long Island to transitional housing. Astoria, NY (2014) “My reentry is starting now. I don’t regret spending the summer with my family but they weren’t equipped for how I was feeling. They didn’t get the anxiety, that I was sad — you’re free, you’re home, move on.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801862307-NI6PNDDZJJKUYNZDH8E1/5.+Keila%27s+Hand+at+the+Law+Office_DSF2100.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila speaking to the Board of Directors of Healing Communities Network at their meeting in the offices of the law firm Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett. New York City (2014) “I got to tell my story to people who are important in the community and who are in a position to help people who are still in prison. I want the women who are still inside to have support.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801875569-EORYF5U152EMDCXBH4FF/6.+Keila+and+Tiffany.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila and her girlfriend, Tiffany, at their home. Long Island City, NY (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801883207-ZPX70ZKNFOUJY6DINZ77/7.+Keila+at+Church+Service_DSF4230+%28Focus%29.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila at a religious retreat with other former prisoners. Brooklyn, NY (2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1468801891121-R4P63HQUJ4GN6Y737BOH/8.+Keila%2C+First+Release+Anniversary.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila after work on the one-year anniversary of her release from prison. New York City (2015) "This year went fast. I’m not quite where I want to be but I’m in a good place. I’m going to be ok.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1515085423485-WNM07642TWQMFXPWAY4R/4.+Keila-2.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Keila on a catering job. Brooklyn, NY (2016) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1515085517526-7A3W9W0W8WIZVCGERFY9/4.+Keila-5.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Keila on the third year anniversary of her release. Long Island City, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1522970614025-107EHJYAS00B54YGVHJ3/keila-at-street-fair.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Keila, with her own catering business, Chi Chi’s Kitchen, at a street fair. New York, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1525266606337-100WL6RVURJ6ANNB7KFS/Keila%27s-4-year-anniversary.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila on the fourth anniversary of her release from prison. Brooklyn, NY (2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1556047330184-EGU3ILA4974COD783LJT/Keila+5+year+release+anniversary.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila on the fifth anniversary of her release from prison and no longer on parole. Brooklyn, NY (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1681847352066-TM5CWIRJTP801QORTGW7/Keila+67+year+anniversary_DSF4408.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila, 7 years after her release from prison. Queens, NY (2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1681846952133-R3P43ROIIXMTSPVHAVQO/Keila+at+work_DSF8591.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Keila, nine years after her release from prison. Long Island City, NY (April 2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576247435903-233PEDA3NZMUXJBQJEXO/1.+Karen+in+prison+website+master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Karen, who served 35 years, the day before her release from Taconic Correctional Facility. Bedford Hills, NY (April 17, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576247905721-YX00O44N8ABJE2K680K9/16.-Karen-bedroom-two+at+the+shelter.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Karen’s bedroom at the homeless shelter, six months after her arrival. East Village, NY (December 17, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576247822087-8H8Z9QGZ611U0UNOD8KC/10.+Karen+with+Elaine+Lord+website+master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry At the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the former Superintendent of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. New York City (July 19, 2017). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1579217840418-IE7VLOUS0E1Z2IVE5WG6/14.+Karen+at+Trinity+Church+website+master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Sunday morning at Trinity Church. New York City (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576247932704-JJ8QGZAD9J38JF1XJ3A0/17.+Karen+at+moth+website+master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Karen at the Grand Slam Championship of The Moth. Music Hall of Williamsburg, almost a year after her release. Brooklyn, New York (March 19, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576247879825-Q5IZET3Z0FIRR8ZMCK1B/13.+Karen+and+Ruth+website+master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry Staten Island Ferry. New York. (September 4, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576248003824-4SQB10SALP3L3MV08T7U/18.+Karen+at+work+at+the+shelter+where+she+once+lived.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Karen, at work as a residential aide at the shelter where she once lived. New York City (November 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1579385570815-U4FJBQYZAU8XJ19WNR9N/20.+Karen%27s+artist+talk+at+WOW+cafe.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Karen giving an artist talk at her one-woman art show at WOW Cafe. New York, NY (November 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1634240310303-YHY0C77YJC1EFZZ4MSA2/Karen+painting+candles3_DSF5605.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Karen hand-paints candles for an upcoming baptismal ceremony at Trinity Church. New York, NY (2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1681750767963-I243OPQMOKANQBW2LLZ3/Karen+Bedroom+2022.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Karen in her own apartment, more than 5 years after her release from prison. Brooklyn, NY (2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1681751055992-O7C6PAP0UE8KFELRXUUT/Karen+smiling+6+year+anniversary.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Karen on the 6th year anniversary of her release from prison. New York, NY (2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575820474126-AGUDQNLJMZLF1ES432H5/1.+Leah+front+stoop2_DSF0025+Master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Leah outside her mother’s home in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Brooklyn, NY (2019) “I’m the only person in my family who has ever been to prison. I didn’t want to burden my family while I was in prison so I went without packages and money. I knew I would need their support when I came home and they have helped me with my transition.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575820455701-CE4CHTB75UFGOY1GRMBI/2.+Leah+work5_DSF0063.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Leah at work at Mo’s, a recently opened neighborhood restaurant. Brooklyn, NY (2019) “I work at the restaurant from about 5pm until midnight a few days a week and on Sundays. I know my supervisor at my day job would prefer me to work just one job. But until he can compensate me more, I need two jobs. The price of living is high.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575820726318-PREG332KAM155OIILFSX/3.+Leah+in+prison+Master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Leah, age 44, in the draft room at Taconic Correctional Facility, one week before her release from prison after serving 21 years. Taconic Correctional Facility, Bedford Hills, NY (2019) “As much as I desire to, I will never be able to change my past, but I have allowed my past to change me. Today I realize that it will never be about me, but in my endeavors to do better and be better, I know it starts with me. Today I make better choices and I have better ways to cope in any situation without resorting to violence. I have become a respectable, responsible, selfless, compassionate humbled and mature woman who is always conscious of the people I have hurt and the damage I have done.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575820820188-3LV1092UE42GQC9GEGYD/4.+Leah+work4_DSF0042+Master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Mo’s Original, a Japanese-Caribbean ramen restaurant. Brooklyn, NY (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575820896670-GC0GOPMBBEKFSBD79ZME/5.+Leah+on+the+bus_DSF9121+Master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Leah on her way to one of her company's clients (New York, NY 2019) “When I was in prison, the system was very antiquated. All of my college work was done manually. We didn’t have access to computers and we didn’t learn any technology. When I came home, I was first introduced to the iPad, which I use for work, and now I can maneuver a computer.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575820990112-CDXHK100T4WEFF8K804E/6.+Leah+childhood+home_DSF0037.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - The apartment where Leah grew up, just a few blocks from where her mother now lives. Brooklyn, NY (2019). “When I lived here it was Black/West Indian, but now there are a lot of Caucasians in the area. There are a lot of new structures being built. If I had to live around here on my own, I couldn’t afford it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575821055791-CWASO4MSPHTMRCBXMTVD/7.+Leah+at+work+Master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Leah, manager, Initiate Care Resources (New York, NY 2019) “I started working here part-time in March and in September I was offered a salaried position and a promotion. Right now, I’m a supervisor and I train the new field service representatives.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1575821148236-OYF9XRF16RXSH0FO7O47/8.+Leah+bedroom+Master.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Leah in her bedroom in her mother’s house, 9 months after her release. Brooklyn, NY (2019) “When I am in this space, I am able to find the mental strength I need to tackle the daily obstacles I am met with because of my crime. When I am in this space, I am able to reflect on me, how I have transitioned from a weed trapped beneath the surface, into a beautiful sunflower, free and tall reaching for the stars. In this space I know that no matter what I may endure outside of it, when I return to it, I am safe and free to be me.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503068862828-JR1U0HKKJNVVQVKBD9OO/_DSF5793.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Portrait of Claude, age 44, six weeks before her release from prison after serving 25 years. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Bedford Hills, NY (2016) “I’ve been thinking a lot about my release. I was in prison longer than I was ever free. I always hoped in the back of my mind that I would win an appeal or something, but it never happened. I had to resign and live because I was just angry and depressed for a long time and tried to sleep the time away. And then I woke up and did what I was supposed to do. I know when I walk out of these gates and am on the other side of the barbed wire fences, it will be a rebirth for me.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067849135-F0GJNX3IGLJTSZNBC8DH/_DSF6025.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Claude steps out of prison into the arms of her sister. Bedford Hills, NY (2017) “The sliding doors opened. I walked through. I took a deep breath. I thought wow, this is really happening. And I came through the door and saw my sister and my nephew and it was just like, I’m finally home!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067862579-0VZY6GR3YRWRCFCFHS33/_DSF6052.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Claude’s nephew and sister. Bedford Hills, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067865672-T1DR4DCKSW9A149D3XT6/_DSF6059.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Everything Claude brought with her out of prison, except for two boxes of papers, which she had shipped home. Long Island City, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067868871-CSNQ95RYQF4V036TVUTO/_DSF6133.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Getting a makeover two days after her release. Queens plaza Mall, Elmhurst, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1580762856958-ZHZM36OUALCNT5IAZDK6/_DSF6159.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Claude’s boyfriend, Mark, who she met when he was a civilian working in the prison in 1995. Queens Village, NY (2017) MARK: “We had been in touch from 2000 for four or five years, and then I wasn’t there for her when her father passed away and she didn’t take kindly to that. In 2012 I was looking around on the internet and I found an article about the college program at Marymount. There was a picture of Claude. I found Claude’s niece online and I asked her to give Claude my phone number. She called me and we started chatting everyday since on a daily basis.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503068523409-HAJOCGHI76WGQW7HCWTF/_DSF6173.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Welcome home party, 4 days after her release. Queens Village, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503068604022-X8J8OJ71GPGLZ1F2CQR5/_DSF6234+%281%29.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Hair highlights, eight days after her release. Astoria, NY (2017) “If you had met my mom, god bless her, she always had nails. Even when I was home, I always got my nails done. When I got incarcerated, I kept on doing my own nails, my own hair. Doing that was the one thing that stated, ‘I am a woman,’ because everything about the jail was dehumanizing, was to strip a woman of her womanhood. So coming out, I was looking forward to someone pampering me.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067916837-8W1SXE7664KTH2Q7G222/_DSF6212.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - The first Sunday home. (Astoria, NY 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067939328-6XKKYMTCU5SD0UJCY805/_DSF6262.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Dresser in Claude’s bedroom with her mother’s ashes, eight days after her release. Astoria, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1599782400369-FEKZP996Z7GVKHFWAEPC/_DSF1928+Unfixed.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Claude’s wedding day. August 28, 2020 (Chatham, NY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1599782431338-58T85GA9VTFUVZ7EN3NP/_DSF2094.jpg life after life in prison: reentry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1599782707911-J0I1XCSMPBI8WWITI5GG/_DSF2113.jpg life after life in prison: reentry - Claude and Mark. The two met decades earlier at the beginning of Claude's incarceration when Mark was a civilian working in the prison. Despite a prohibition on his visiting her, they continued their relationship from afar and he was waiting for her when she walked out the prison door. https://sarabennett.org/spirit daily 0.75 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501794338086-4PWGFQREQMGYS15D9SLK/Judy+and+Sara+Polaroid.jpg spirit on the inside Judith Clark (left), with her attorney, Sara Bennett In the Fall of 2013, I photographed the sixteen following women. All had done time with Judith Clark, who was serving a 75-year-to-life sentence for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 robbery where two police officers and a security guard were killed. I was Judy's pro bono attorney, seeking clemency for her from the Governor of the state of New York. In an effort to humanize Judy, I took portraits of women who had been incarcerated with her and who could speak eloquently about her effect on them. The advocacy effort worked. In 2016, Governor Cuomo granted Judy clemency, giving her the opportunity to appear before a Parole Board. In April, 2017, the Board denied her release and she is still incarcerated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501695365839-O6WSTP50YPDNCBWZ15T2/Denisha+7.jpg spirit on the inside For more than 8 years, I was the pro bono attorney for Judith Clark, who had a 75-year-to-life sentence and would die in prison unless I could persuade a governor to give her clemency. As part of my advocacy efforts, I photographed women who had been incarcerated with her and had them write about how she had influenced their lives. DENISHA , 23 and ZEIYANA, 3. Served less than 1 year. Released: 2010. Because of Judy, I’m more grateful for my life. I’m home, I’m raising my daughter, I’m being a good mom, and I’ve learned to take anything negative and turn it into a positive. I wish I could have put Judy in my bag and taken her through the gate with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501794338086-4PWGFQREQMGYS15D9SLK/Judy+and+Sara+Polaroid.jpg spirit on the inside Judith Clark (left), with her attorney, Sara Bennett In the Fall of 2013, I photographed the sixteen following women. All had done time with Judith Clark, who was serving a 75-year-to-life sentence for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 robbery where two police officers and a security guard were killed. I was Judy's pro bono attorney, seeking clemency for her from the Governor of the state of New York. In an effort to humanize Judy, I took portraits of women who had been incarcerated with her and who could speak eloquently about her effect on them. The advocacy effort worked. In 2016, Governor Cuomo granted Judy clemency, giving her the opportunity to appear before a Parole Board. In April, 2017, the Board denied her release and she is still incarcerated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501696242762-DI4P9KOON4KGUMV7E446/Mary+Bleed.jpg spirit on the inside MARY, 45. Served 15 years. Released 1998. When I got out of prison, I stayed in touch with Judy because she’s the person who keeps me the most grounded — I know that’s a little selfish of me. At first it was through letters, then phone calls, and for the past ten years, I’ve been going up to see her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501701894085-J1ND2DWS06665BMN2W23/Monique+and+Joy+7.jpg spirit on the inside MONIQUE, 49 and JOY, 16. Served almost 10 years. Released: 2007. I was known as a crier in prison – I always cried a lot because I was separated from my infant daughter, Joy. And people thought there was something the matter with me, but Judy never made me feel as though there was anything wrong with being a mother missing her child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501793591791-41CRLIEK47CZ4TCFF7P9/Judy+and+Sara+Polaroid.jpg spirit on the inside SPIRIT ON THE INSIDE: Reflections on Doing Time With Judith Clark In the Fall of 2013, I photographed the sixteen women pictured here. All had done time with Judith Clark, who was serving a 75-year-to-life sentence for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 robbery where two police officers and a security guard were killed. I was Judy's pro bono attorney, seeking clemency for her from the Governor of the state of New York. In an effort to humanize Judy, I took portraits of women who had been incarcerated with her and who could speak eloquently about her effect on them. The advocacy effort worked. In 2016, Governor Cuomo granted Judy clemency, giving her the opportunity to appear before a Parole Board. In April, 2017, the Board denied her release and she is still incarcerated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501701977484-C2946ZI8DY7NKQMD7RYF/Windy+Bleed.jpg spirit on the inside AWILDA, “WINDY,” 55. Served 10 years. Released: 1994. Judy believed in me and pushed me to get an education and to dream big. I ended up getting my B.A. and then my M.S.W. and I have taken what I learned from Judy out into the world and have been able to share her wisdom with hundreds of my own clients over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501794095335-E48XT6HZO9PYKIOTSBA4/Judy+and+Sara+Polaroid.jpg spirit on the inside SPIRIT ON THE INSIDE: Reflections on Doing Time With Judith Clark In the Fall of 2013, I photographed the sixteen women pictured here. All had done time with Judith Clark, who was serving a 75-year-to-life sentence for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 robbery where two police officers and a security guard were killed. I was Judy's pro bono attorney, seeking clemency for her from the Governor of the state of New York. In an effort to humanize Judy, I took portraits of women who had been incarcerated with her and who could speak eloquently about her effect on them. The advocacy effort worked. In 2016, Governor Cuomo granted Judy clemency, giving her the opportunity to appear before a Parole Board. In April, 2017, the Board denied her release and she is still incarcerated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501701998831-82ULJTI6AAZFGTYLU7YF/Angelina+7.jpg spirit on the inside ANGELINA, 29 and ELIJAH, 2. Served 1 year. Released: 2011. When I gave birth to Elijah in prison, I still wanted to get high. But Judy told me that “nobody in this world will love your child like you do and no one will do as good a job of raising him as you will,” and that I better take a good hard look at what I was doing and who I wanted to be. And thanks to all of the advice and care I got from Judy, I’m home, I’m not getting high, I’m in college, I’m off parole, and I have Elijah and I love him so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501702029017-PH971OKZVHB59ELUR72J/Carol+7.jpg spirit on the inside CAROL, 64. Served 35 years. Released: 2013. I was at Bedford when Judy arrived. I was an inmate plumber and I was called to her unit to do some work and she said, “you’re working awfully hard. Would you like something to drink? How about an apple, an orange?” That’s Judy — always looking out for others. Judy says I gave her strength but I look at her the same way. In the beginning, she was following in my footsteps and then we were there side by side. She’s a wonderful person —compassionate, sensible, intelligent. She goes out of her way for everyone. I was drawn to her because she was so unselfish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501794170063-3ZUJSJP1M8Z86MVO3FZQ/Judy+and+Sara+Polaroid.jpg spirit on the inside SPIRIT ON THE INSIDE: Reflections on Doing Time With Judith Clark In the Fall of 2013, I photographed the sixteen women pictured here. All had done time with Judith Clark, who was serving a 75-year-to-life sentence for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 robbery where two police officers and a security guard were killed. I was Judy's pro bono attorney, seeking clemency for her from the Governor of the state of New York. In an effort to humanize Judy, I took portraits of women who had been incarcerated with her and who could speak eloquently about her effect on them. The advocacy effort worked. In 2016, Governor Cuomo granted Judy clemency, giving her the opportunity to appear before a Parole Board. In April, 2017, the Board denied her release and she is still incarcerated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501702070714-T3FTQ55PKEF5IG6QP380/Toni%2C+Leah%2C+and+Liam+7.jpg spirit on the inside TONI, 65, LEAH, 45, and LIAM, 11 months. TONI: Served almost 25 years. Released: 2011. LEAH: Served almost 10 years. Released 2001. TONI: When my daughter, Leah, came to Bedford it was really difficult. Judy mediated disputes between us. Today, my daughter, 3 grandkids, and my great grand have a close loving relationship. I give thanks to Judy for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501702097331-YGONEICZ9AHT5QZLI19R/Rosil+Bleed+2.jpg spirit on the inside ROSIL, 38. Served 12 years. Released: 2013. In the beginning of my sentence, I was crying over something and Judy said, “do you want to talk?” And then it dawned on me that I was crying over my 9 years and she had a life sentence. She said, “it doesn’t matter how long your sentence is or how long mine is, we share a common pain of not being with our children and loved ones.” And that stuck with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501794256762-JMBF7PGTMUVD0EDDSGJI/Judy+and+Sara+Polaroid.jpg spirit on the inside SPIRIT ON THE INSIDE: Reflections on Doing Time With Judith Clark In the Fall of 2013, I photographed the sixteen women pictured here. All had done time with Judith Clark, who was serving a 75-year-to-life sentence for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 robbery where two police officers and a security guard were killed. I was Judy's pro bono attorney, seeking clemency for her from the Governor of the state of New York. In an effort to humanize Judy, I took portraits of women who had been incarcerated with her and who could speak eloquently about her effect on them. The advocacy effort worked. In 2016, Governor Cuomo granted Judy clemency, giving her the opportunity to appear before a Parole Board. In April, 2017, the Board denied her release and she is still incarcerated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501702136675-33NWBPPK5NZA3NPIRJTP/Donna+7.jpg spirit on the inside DONNA, 49. Served almost 27 years. Released: 2012. Judy tells you the truths about yourself that you don’t want to know or see. At first she pissed me off for doing that. But I am forever grateful to Judy for being one of the catalysts who allowed me to work on “me” and who instigated my changing into the person I am today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501702166350-EH5C3FOGDB1NI9A181U9/Kanishe+7.jpg spirit on the inside KANISHE, 40. Served 2-1/2 years. Released: 2013. Even though Judy’s an inmate, she basically runs the parenting classes. But because she’s an inmate, we can relate to her. I didn’t think I could be a good parent because I had substance abuse issues and I lost my first son, but she told me I could be a good parent as long as I’m physically and emotionally healthy. I still use what Judy says in my day-to-day life. I take care of myself so I can take care of my son. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501702218671-U9IL72LWF17ZVX4RROXF/Debra+Bleed.jpg spirit on the inside DEBRA, 52. Served almost 9 years. Released: 2008. Judy was a good role model, for me and others. Just seeing her walking around the compound — a woman who had served so much time and had a lifetime to go — was inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501703795769-LE2WI4L8ITKS0T55O0ZP/Venita+7.jpg spirit on the inside VENITA, 42 and SAVION, 5. Served time on and off since 1997. Released: 2008. My daughter was born in prison in 1998 and my son in 2008, both at Bedford. I met Judy in 1998 when I was on the nursery – she facilitated the parenting classes. When I came back to Bedford in 2007, she was like, “you’re pregnant again?” I was there on a parole violation. She told me that I looked beautiful and that I was glowing and she said, “I don’t think I’m going to see you here again.” For her to say that, it made me think that she saw something in me spiritually. And it made me feel like I was going to make it. And I have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501703825303-P2P4MRO6OHCF539WUADP/Anael+7.jpg spirit on the inside ANAEL, 29 and RAYNE, 2. Served 8 years. Released: 2012 Judy’s great. She’s so insightful. In prison, I always said, “I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care,” and she would say, “you do care.” Judy taught all of the mothers on the nursery the same thing – we have to learn how to love ourselves because we’re no good to anyone if we’re not good to ourselves. I carry that with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501703855641-FCAKJACQJJJZ4MAW65UR/Stacy+7.jpg spirit on the inside STACY, 30. Served 12 years. Released: 2013. Judy guided me, she mothered me, she befriended me. She encouraged me to go to school; she encouraged me to be in the puppy program so I could live near her. We ate together, she’d cook for me, we’d watch movies together. I’d play with her hair, I’d lean on her. No matter how much work she’s doing during the day, she still has time for everyone who needs her. I don’t understand how she does it. If they said to me, “Judy can come out if you’ll do a certain amount of time for her,” I’d do it. I wouldn’t do it for anyone else, but I’d do it for her. She deserves it. https://sarabennett.org/arthur daily 0.75 2017-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501777678367-G5AD6AT586D5ANF2CYJP/%3Cuntitled%3E+13.jpg Arthur Arthur and his wife. Brooklyn, NY (2017). The photos of Arthur interacting with his family were submitted to the assistant district attorney and the trial judge with an eye towards a better plea deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501777678367-G5AD6AT586D5ANF2CYJP/%3Cuntitled%3E+13.jpg Arthur Arthur and his wife. Brooklyn, NY (2017). The photos of Arthur interacting with his family were submitted to the assistant district attorney and the trial judge with an eye towards a better plea deal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501777716214-3H9P8C1DBBX88RWF03YX/%3Cuntitled%3E+3.jpg Arthur Arthur and his daughter. Brooklyn, NY (2017). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501777783897-F4G92X6STOGN2CXN5Q48/%3Cuntitled%3E+4.jpg Arthur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501777826236-S9VD94CW47H8HFXWRY8B/%3Cuntitled%3E+6.jpg Arthur Arthur and his daughter. His stepson has his back to the camera. Brooklyn, NY (2017). https://sarabennett.org/kelly daily 0.75 2017-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501792889461-FRD37IN2KRGMAVJ41WFI/Kelly+at+work.jpg Kelly Kelly at work. Peekskill, NY (2013). Photograph submitted as part of a pardon application. The pardon was granted in December 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1501792889461-FRD37IN2KRGMAVJ41WFI/Kelly+at+work.jpg Kelly Kelly at work. Peekskill, NY (2013). Photograph submitted as part of a pardon application. The pardon was granted in December 2016. https://sarabennett.org/bedroom daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576979549394-J73UYG570RXN9B450ITX/Junior--bedroom-website.jpg the bedroom project Since 2014, I have photographed more than 40 formerly incarcerated women, who spent anywhere from 14 to 37-1/2 years in prison, in their post-release bedrooms. Here are some of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1576979549394-J73UYG570RXN9B450ITX/Junior--bedroom-website.jpg the bedroom project Since 2014, I have photographed more than 40 formerly incarcerated women, who spent anywhere from 14 to 37-1/2 years in prison, in their post-release bedrooms. Here are some of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781465536-B8CMMEUVZA9SEK11B5C2/Karen+20x24%2522+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781502321-RBJLXL6J0BFQM6EQ8PAA/Tracy+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1514395343569-4FJJGB5QDLI8MOV2Y72F/Linda++bedroom+website.jpg the bedroom project - LINDA, 70, in her own apartment 14 years after her release. Albany, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781276539-YO7VZDJLNO1DT4PUEGYU/Linda+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781481814-TXBJPMUU4JXSR68P2VR9/Carol+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1658610091560-LXPASJWS2JGHUHSGFHT3/Assia+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517967993113-CZH4E8ZJWIB4KY9KZ86Y/Valerie-20x24-Print-FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781613285-HNE84ZOB7TC7QMGJNO4W/Towanda+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1663700269521-Y9RBA18E016TYIQJRBN6/Sheron-jpeg-for-website-final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1674589198264-91LY84SXXAJMN0QFPYTJ/Linda+A.+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781692863-ZMUAAJHKLV75HPMOI38H/Evelyn+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1637523748238-5X70HYZ75KXPKZO454HB/Jennifer+Fecu+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518979531680-6XJABRJBBUM67UJGSJ2J/Miriam+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1658674745678-MEPJ1CID3JAVRPXNEZOY/Monica+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781720296-CQX0P42ZK8HF2XNXJPK0/20x24+Shoes+Final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781547765-68VX451SW03708OZHHPE/20x24%2522+Makeup+Final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781780813-PSQRZ2ELEOCMNQMFYITI/20x24%2522+Locker+Final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1637602134401-GALRVSIGU2AR4X4B0GYV/Veronica-jpeg-for-website-final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781711841-ZFR2IGA5LXJ8MZJXZUU2/Niki+20x24%2522+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1509915548575-YJNJ0IND5C3L9ONE6071/Tracy++bedroom+website.jpg the bedroom project - TRACY, 51, in her own apartment, three-and-a-half years after her release. Jamaica, Queens, NY (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1669760516643-QGXJ2O1EN31SQVG6UT59/Maria+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1658674738733-C9KUQ4Z3STBZ5UB3CAIN/Judy+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781776143-SFYZ01PUD1CRUZFGH2PB/Keila+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781767847-8O9GFSDMKPL2KADZLI8G/Aisha+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781805353-SCP8LZL84Z5QCI7QCFMV/Louise+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781737763-I3QL3OYWAWTR106QD4OH/Shirelle+20x24+Print+Final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1637523747993-GSG2W2N8TLQ2XQHAEKEP/Cecilia+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781816379-5ASFT4A2W99Y21YPQSZG/Rose+20x24%2522+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1637523750908-VFV2FKF4NCI383G8X0L7/Tracey+Bowe+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781810299-QSM9JSR79OO27GZ3B1X6/Claude+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781746850-CGTYW618EC6FYGMAAAYZ/Mary+20x24+Print+FINAL.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1572215994860-ELVSWAKACX7ZOT0A27FZ/Leah+bedroom+website.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1517781554559-84Q801OX15X0M4RW7VCN/Sharon+20x24%2522+Print+FInal.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1690219072017-LGV7RZEO9Q2B2V6YDXOI/Gloria+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1538509732932-066853SRQWOL68D1W4Z3/Annette+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1740511062514-YUXDKH223YV85WJ6E87L/Deborah+jpeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1679867062969-51E7BGC5BJD9D8JUCJS3/Pat+pjeg+for+website+final.jpg the bedroom project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503006110625-MY9GZKCUEGZF9FH6Q0HE/_DSF7293.jpg the bedroom project Karen 2 https://sarabennett.org/karen daily 0.75 2018-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518298742924-S8RKT7MP27Z1S8AH1D5Z/1.+Karen+in+prison+master.jpg Karen Karen, the day before her release from Taconic Correctional Facility. She served 35 years. Bedford Hills, NY (April 17, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518298742924-S8RKT7MP27Z1S8AH1D5Z/1.+Karen+in+prison+master.jpg Karen Karen, the day before her release from Taconic Correctional Facility. She served 35 years. Bedford Hills, NY (April 17, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518298821857-29F0MINBZY3CXS92RSTZ/3.+Karen%27s+job+interview+master.jpg Karen Job interview. New York City (May 5, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518298845784-XLS45H5IOZM1RKG5G19O/4.+Karen+outside+the+Bronx+shelter+master.jpg Karen Outside a homeless assessment shelter. South Bronx, NY (May 10, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518299546501-X5QJ6GENGY97GLDJNRUL/5.+Karen+Bedroom+Master.jpg Karen Karen’s room, a few days after her arrival at a shelter run by the Women’s Prison Association. East Village, NY (May 19, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518299606372-4NWV87TACQQZX7VPHUMI/7.+Karen+doing+laundry+master.jpg Karen Saturday morning. East Village, NY (June 10, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1528506584460-1SHM67HGRDEAN1A66AOM/karen+1.jpg Karen Watching the Gay Pride parade. Fifth Avenue, New York City (June 25, 2017). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518300019699-Y1EEJAAQOHULIL3KNJMS/Karen+locker+bedroom+website.jpg Karen All of Karen’s possessions. East Village, NY (July 17, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1528506584150-RTUMUFE8ZJD0S8EG5HY3/karen+2.jpg Karen At the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the former Superintendent of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. New York City (July 19, 2017). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1528506589451-D2S3K5XQ292HBWNAOM30/karen+3.jpg Karen After seeing an off-Broadway play. Times Square, New York City (July 27, 2017). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518299884821-MATBBCW4407S009UBH3C/11.+Karen+and+Ruth+master.jpg Karen Staten Island Ferry. New York. (September 4, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1528552740479-A504DRM81Q5DKMQUQFO8/karen.jpg Karen Karen’s bedroom at the homeless shelter, six months after her arrival. East Village, NY (December 17, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1528506890856-UASDGIJZKL4TJGO5NCXR/karen+5.jpg Karen Karen at the Grand Slam Championship of The Moth. Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York (March 19, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518298765535-N8OW8CT0QYP1L3MARU3Y/2.+Karen+being+released+master.jpg Karen Walking through the gate into freedom. Bedford Hills, NY (April 18, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518298804373-HB0E5RR69J1YO3LI534U/2a.+Karen+in+south+bronx+master.jpg Karen South Bronx, NY (May 2, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518299583365-7Z364AL6XGP6D6CKFYLS/6.+Karen+on+the+Staten+Island+ferry+master.jpg Karen Delivering papers to the courthouse in Staten Island as part of her paralegal duties. New York (June 2, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518299650637-ZDOO9M4VAO0JE0IWP2NY/8.+Karen+with+a+friend+master.jpg Karen Meeting a friend after work. New York City (June 23, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518299822834-57Y2U2N156DXEVS9PNZY/10.+Karen+with+Nate+master.jpg Karen Talking with Nate, a man who panhandles next to her shelter. East Village, NY (August 13, 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1518299936833-97AIJRZR6JNDB7QGN221/13+Karen+at+tender+buttons+master.jpg Karen Tender Buttons. New York City (December 2, 2017) https://sarabennett.org/claude daily 0.75 2019-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067836139-BG0VO79ERVJNO0T367U1/_DSF5729.jpg Claude Claude, 44, shortly before her release, after spending 25 years in prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067836139-BG0VO79ERVJNO0T367U1/_DSF5729.jpg Claude Claude, 44, shortly before her release, after spending 25 years in prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503068871742-YVGFW1WLJI4TKHTPQCQ0/_DSF5835.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067860277-XMTEQFK19ZMZHOBRCQFS/_DSF6040.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067863869-OHCUOGD2K2NBT8RZ37WR/_DSF6055.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067867258-AC6LDMWCQC5XKJ9E34DZ/_DSF6105.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067932871-F1XLSY8XA3BC4TR95DEM/_DSF6251.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503068195892-55QE4R9EZ97E1UFUGKE4/_DSF6273.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067941071-MXG1KW8OWNY0SO66Z4BQ/_DSF6306.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067943013-2OYI6BUXEBEXFDI35XHM/_DSF6992.jpg Claude Claude, three months after her release https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503067944540-OU5CZ02D0CQFV4QB4UXN/_DSF6995.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503068848388-1NV84CXI9Z2NH2Y5EMGT/_DSF7885.jpg Claude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1503068159243-VUZG5ADPP8DTJ87D5834/_DSF7893.jpg Claude https://sarabennett.org/gallery daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900435074-1QGXSZFJJX0STYHIFK6E/Linda+A+20x24+print.jpg looking inside - In 2018 and 2019, I photographed 20 women inside New York state prisons serving life sentences for homicide and were photographed in New York State prisons. Here are some of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900435074-1QGXSZFJJX0STYHIFK6E/Linda+A+20x24+print.jpg looking inside - In 2018 and 2019, I photographed 20 women inside New York state prisons serving life sentences for homicide and were photographed in New York State prisons. Here are some of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900558764-CP9B2DK0ZGLJFJJCKABN/Sahiah+20x24+print.jpg looking inside In 2018 and 2019, I photographed 20 women inside New York state prisons serving life sentences for homicide. Since then, 14 of them have been freed. Here are the 6 who still remain behind bars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680319137-D1WTKK9CCIOYXKCFIK7J/Patrice+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680351843-D07SEOIPSX4UGUQZG4SA/Andrea+20x24%2522+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680370134-3CD85HGVFER5I8DMQA39/Assia+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900687821-KPWMODDZU74XSNQU2XQH/Taliyah+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900928640-T4HF3QRQZETIEWZRINNK/Stacy+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900843367-SDZPJ4HIJV0EKR0ROW8C/Cheyenne+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1570992640630-9R7LHIX4RKYFGTVBFEV4/Kat+sitting+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680387177-KB861UL6QV0V06XTNV4F/Elizabeth+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680402210-ZZE72A1RJUYAO2V6WNK6/Monica+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900896947-4CYZPAH9Q1G7W8UTR6RY/Tiana+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563900955113-K0TG75YGVHHLCMDT827E/Yvette+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680421238-C83TAQQD08FZMJY1WTBS/Gloria+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563901054563-JQJCBRGNWVR0A8S0G2GC/Jenny+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680439470-HZ18WN9HUKF9AVZYJIVU/Leah+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680470442-I8J94Y4TOCBMQ6GSYVDW/Haydee+in+the+rec+room+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1563901326267-42XL4B3T6OGFVYS8AM2S/Deborah+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1594405253657-JD8IL7UR1GICRDYUUK9I/Trinity+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1667680487772-9URJFH89L81GJXATBI7O/Judy+20x24+print.jpg looking inside https://sarabennett.org/portfolios-other-projects daily 0.75 2024-04-14 https://sarabennett.org/yoga-after-50 daily 0.75 2024-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249138642-PRPE3EPAIFLUVA04WFDD/trio+laughing.jpg yoga after 50 - In 2013, I invited 15 people, ages 50-74, to put on their yoga clothes, step on the mat, and do a pose of their own choosing. These photos were featured online in Parade magazine. Momoyo, Ritsuko, Misao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249138642-PRPE3EPAIFLUVA04WFDD/trio+laughing.jpg yoga after 50 - In 2013, I invited 15 people, ages 50-74, to put on their yoga clothes, step on the mat, and do a pose of their own choosing. These photos were featured online in Parade magazine. Momoyo, Ritsuko, Misao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249155055-3GP5BFLHLWYGPX2CS9U8/Gail+Triangle.jpg yoga after 50 - Gail, 74 As she has gotten older, Gail prefers a slower class and looks for teachers and staff who “practice the principles of yoga in their manner and how they treat each other.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249162686-P8ZRLUTXPORLF6FXW2QF/vincent+standing+head+to+knee.jpg yoga after 50 - Vincent, 51 “I practice yoga to calm my mind. It helps my meditation practice and keeps me physically fit and flexible.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249177499-1JYKC4FHE0AC8ANTX2NZ/misao+breathing.jpg yoga after 50 - MISAO, 51 “I think yoga has the power to change lives. The words that resonated with me are, ‘All you need is already inside of yourself from the beginning. You just need to learn how to use it.’” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249187118-3Q5MPWL4TKZLUYNI9SNK/Lori.jpg yoga after 50 - LORI, 54 “Practicing yoga teaches me to cultivate awareness, gratitude, balance and curiosity in body, mind, and spirit. As I’ve gotten older and time seems to be moving faster, the wisdom of yoga inspires me to slow down, be fully present in the moment … and breathe.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249199845-68YC6ZLTE0S74XXJ15WY/joan+tree.jpg yoga after 50 - JOAN, somewhere between 61 and 65 “Yoga is calming and relaxing and keeps me flexible. Yoga is for all ages!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249208087-NEDJDRGXR01ABZMJDOJL/ritsuko+tree.jpg yoga after 50 - RITSUKO, 50 “Bikram yoga is the only way I really get to sweat so much and that makes me feel so good.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675441497120-40DZZEIA0OJVZSMSLL0B/Marcia.jpg yoga after 50 - MARCIA, 61 “The yoga studio is a place of community where everyone has generosity of spirit.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249261335-QWPQIPFF4UWS2O4BRL5A/trio+posing.jpg yoga after 50 - MOMOYO, RITSUKO, MISAO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590269026046-ZTNCC1YY5SG9EPS7YUTI/ginny.jpg yoga after 50 - Ginny, 53 “Yoga is the secret to happiness. I’m only half joking. I really do feel happier, more centered, more patient, in better physical shape, more aware of my own purpose, and I’ve gotten to know a number of fantastic people.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249279408-5IOIKQMN3EDK12HOSO1R/carol+seated+twist.jpg yoga after 50 - Carol, 70 “Yoga has helped to keep me centered and calm in stressful times. I’m happy I am still able to practice as well as I do for my age. All in all, I feel well, happy, and do not feel 70 years old.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249290477-3PP0GW6F3PKL2MH9QYOO/tracy+face+forward+bow.jpg yoga after 50 - TRACY, 53 “I can’t imagine life without yoga. Having been physically active for 30 years and no longer able to run as much, yoga has been an excellent match in helping maintain the level of fitness I’ve grown accustomed to. I’ve also gained a quieter ability to endure through breathing and I feel a greater inner calm, peace, joy, and reflection.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249296220-VJLU65Q6VDVZJ6MJ6XVF/thom+warrior+2.jpg yoga after 50 - THOM, 67 “I’m more focused on the journey — moving through a posture or vinyasa — rather than how it looks at the end. I’m more interested in a practice that enhances my ability to sit in meditation longer — with ease and comfort.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249309285-KS2G9RP4EYCVHBUF22X1/momo+breathing+1.jpg yoga after 50 - MOMOYO, 56 “Bikram yoga gave me core muscle and strength. Now, at home, I am more relaxed in my yoga. I am learning to smile at myself.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249309809-Q0BXUMTKY9B3NEN8XEJZ/momo+breathing+2.jpg yoga after 50 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249318836-760APNGTJ2V4LS6SABYF/laurene.jpg yoga after 50 - LAURENE, 65 “I always feel so much better after practicing than before — physically and emotionally. I feel stronger, more flexible, and have more balance. It’s the healthiest thing I’ve ever done for myself.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249329169-M4R8LE3UY8CSQG056VGZ/dorothy+warrior+2.jpg yoga after 50 - DOROTHY, 56 “I feel grounded with wellness and a new level of spirituality.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1590249340344-PYE18T5OA2ZQYXSDG65P/sara+final.jpg yoga after 50 - SARA BENNETT, 57 Sara took her first yoga class in 1973. Since 2009 she has had a steady yoga practice, and she is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor. https://sarabennett.org/yoga-after-60 daily 0.75 2024-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356670719-9E7SAHYOBN4OEYAS1HCI/Group_DSF8343.jpg yoga after 60 Ten years ago (2013), I invited 15 people, ages 50 to 74, to put on their yoga clothes, step on the mat, and do a pose of their own choosing. I recently tracked down as many as I could and invited them (and others) to again step on the mat. The people here are ages 60 to 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356670719-9E7SAHYOBN4OEYAS1HCI/Group_DSF8343.jpg yoga after 60 Ten years ago (2013), I invited 15 people, ages 50 to 74, to put on their yoga clothes, step on the mat, and do a pose of their own choosing. I recently tracked down as many as I could and invited them (and others) to again step on the mat. The people here are ages 60 to 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356680810-S1XIQJCNTZ3BY43IADF3/Paula+2023+_DSF7919.jpg yoga after 60 - PAULA, 66. Practicing yoga for 30 years. “I practice yoga because it keeps my body healthy and strong and helps to calm my mind and nervous system. I find everything in life is better when I practice yoga! It just makes me very happy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356675957-U7U91BUHQBJ6T0EL6531/Gail+2023+_DSF8190.jpg yoga after 60 - GAIL, 84. Practicing yoga for 21 years. I practice yoga to maintain flexibility as I age. I also do it for its meditative quality. It allows me to be removed from daily concerns and focus on the asanas and breathing. It brings a quality of peace into my life during a turbulent period in our history. I found it very helpful when my husband was so ill with cancer. It restored me and gave me the strength to attend to his needs. After he died, it helped with the grieving process.” (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356687128-IJWAWE32RU5EWP9QL6LR/Vincent_DSF8360.jpg yoga after 60 - VINCENT, 60. Practicing yoga since the 1990s. “Over the years, yoga has become more of a mental practice for me. I like to think I’ve advanced beyond just postures and have incorporated the mental disciplines as well.” (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675448853119-YTYN3ZRJVBT0QZ4JA9JY/Marcia+2023+_DSF8174.jpg yoga after 60 - MARCIA, 70. Practicing yoga for 13 years. “I practice because I can’t imagine my life without practicing yoga. Yoga gives me flexibility, mental clarity, and an ability to clear my mind.” (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356678615-M5ZKB0ISFBJESYWWZJ32/Laurene+2023+_DSF8125.jpg yoga after 60 - LAURENE, 75. Practicing yoga for 20 years. “I practice less vigorously than I used to.” (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356685136-ZD4OH9ZA7DA0YPWO4OL4/Thom_DSF8369.jpg yoga after 60 - THOM, 77. Practicing yoga since 1971. “I practice at a slower pace. My practice is geared toward opening my pelvic region for sitting meditation.” (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356677539-GQI6NU0DY6YK2D0QTG6H/Joan+2023+_DSF8207.jpg yoga after 60 - JOAN, 74. Practicing yoga for 40 years. “I practice less vigorously than I used to.”“I can’t do as many advanced poses anymore. I practice yoga to stay flexible, calm my mind and body, and stay healthy. My advice: keep moving!” (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356686039-X9QA0K2I9W3F58I9TY5Y/Tracy+Pick+2023+_DSF8201.jpg yoga after 60 - TRACY, 62. Practicing yoga for 20 years. “I’m considerably less intense than I was and while form is important to me, I don’t hold poses as long.” (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356683875-PUBZTLRHGTJFNZWRD7NO/Susan+2023+_DSF7952.jpg yoga after 60 - SUSAN, 68. Practicing yoga off and on for 8 years. “I’ve moved away from vinyasa to Iyengar which feels ‘right’ to me and for my body.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356675294-Q4T8FMPP045FRPF2J1RI/Francesca+2023_DSF7912.jpg yoga after 60 - FRANCESCA, 63-1/2. Practicing yoga for 15 years. “Over the years, my practice has become deeper and more mindful.”” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356674963-WNLUYH2A6PGF1G9PTSVN/Dalienne+2023+_DSF8104.jpg yoga after 60 - DALIENNE, 73. Practicing yoga for 40 years. “Yoga helped guide my career as a dancer/choreographer and teacher. I like to share with my students a quote from yoga scholar Mircea Eliade, ‘If one is every to be conscious of the totality of life, one can do this by practicing these hieratic postures. The calm, the serenity, the concentration on a single point. All these poses achieve the same goal which is to calm, to integrate, to make whole.’” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356673053-NOPVO9NV90LQI807K2GL/Bill+2023_DSF8150.jpg yoga after 60 - BILL, 66. Practicing yoga for 20 years, the last 15 seriously. “My practice remains vigorous, as it has since the beginning, but the vigor has changed from exterior to interior. If I don’t practice regularly, or employ a similar substitute, my body becomes stiff and sore.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356679270-2HLR97J8EJN9Y26XUQRA/Lee+2023+_DSF7937.jpg yoga after 60 - LEE, 69. Practicing yoga for 8 to 9 years. “I’ve had to make adjustments for limitations and stiffness.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675448883485-JA5JW500ZESZUXNCH04N/Cornelius_DSF8277.jpg yoga after 60 - CORNELIUS, 68. Practicing yoga on and off for 50 years. “When I was younger I might have taken yoga for strength and flexibility and perhaps vanity, but I’m realizing now the practice is for well-being that encompasses the mind, body, and spirit.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356677181-ILIA436HUVI9EEZNC5I3/Jane+2023+_DSF8095.jpg yoga after 60 - JANE, 70. Practicing yoga since a teenager. “I am more consistent now and do it to prevent injuries and backaches. I want to remain active and I believe yoga will help me do that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356680244-4HNSPJ151SWVY3SATT3X/Michele+Final+pick+2023+_DSF8038.jpg yoga after 60 - MICHELE, 66. Practicing yoga for 15 years. “My goal is to age well, to be strong and maintain my ability to do as much on my own and be independent into my elderly years.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356673955-DV2XA839XV41TWW30E4S/Billy+2023+_DSF7986.jpg yoga after 60 - BILLY, 65. Practicing Yoga for 11 years. “Yoga makes me feel happy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356678200-XFL9RQFCRR9S6D332XMN/Kim_DSF8311.jpg yoga after 60 - KIM, 61. Practicing yoga for 31 years. “I try to stay balanced, strong and stretched out. I want to practice til the end.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356682779-9WHQMH67RHXRDYIRCWVQ/Sara+Faison_DSF8255.jpg yoga after 60 - SARA, 90. Practicing yoga for over 40 years. “I’ve had to omit certain strenuous poses but it helps me maintain health and flexibility.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356672824-2W1WLU98SD47KWI96BKH/Aron+2023+_DSF7909.jpg yoga after 60 - ARON, 76. Practicing yoga for 20 years. “Yoga heightens my body awareness which is something that was terribly lacking in my earlier years.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356676365-566YBKWS799WMJP1OX2V/George+Left+2023_DSF8219.jpg yoga after 60 - GEORGES, 69. Practicing yoga for 25 years. “My body has yet to feel the results of aging. It keeps getting more limber and stronger. Mindfulness, also the result of aging, is more present.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356686311-SFFILEQFEYH48VIMMH9O/Vicky_DSF8283.jpg yoga after 60 - VICTORIA, 69. Practicing yoga for 10 years. “When I first went to yoga, I assumed I could not be still for 1 hour 15 minutes. I left class early! Being still is a much needed skill for me. I find the classes calming.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675448911792-2JRHOWMCI3RLMHFHVK7Z/Sasha+2023+_DSF7994.jpg yoga after 60 - SASHA, 69. Practicing yoga for 55 years. “I have practiced many kinds of yoga, but hurt myself doing very strong styles. I have had to stop my favorite pose, headstand, due to neck issues. I have been working my way back from a hip replacement with much success. There are many advanced poses I used to do, but now I just love working with the ropes.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356684388-UJXRDD6IFOYLSZ99NNQE/Terry+Pick+2023+_DSF8028.jpg yoga after 60 - TERRY, 65+. Practicing yoga for 27 years. “I feel relaxed and strengthened after my practice.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356681597-FPEK1BYL4RIZA97DRH2D/Robert+2023_DSF8083.jpg yoga after 60 - ROBERT, 60. Practicing yoga on and off for 25+ years. “Yoga used to be about trying to perfect the posture and now it’s a much gentler approach that seeks to heal places in my body (and soul) that are in need of a kind stretch.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675356681787-YSJCUSX0B2OFGG3M2JYL/Sara+2023+_DSF8051.jpg yoga after 60 - SARA BENNETT, 67 (photographer). Practicing yoga for 14 years. (Also in the yoga after 50 series.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1675449188306-E0KPLGTPHZU60OGTIETE/yoga+after+60+grid%2C+7%2522.jpg yoga after 60 https://sarabennett.org/on-their-own-women-over-90 daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1738982143195-KQBPI6GNBMMLYW9S2M1I/image-asset.jpeg on their own: women over 90 After my mother died at the age of 93, independent and healthy until the last few days of her life, I began thinking more about women of her age who live alone, have outlived their partners and most of their friends, and do not want to be uprooted. Despite our ongoing conversations and despite my awareness that our time together was not endless, there were so many aspects of my mother’s life that are still mysterious to me. And so I set out to meet women of her generation — women over the age of ninety who live alone. By photographing them and listening to their stories, I am trying to capture something personal to me and universal to all of us. I have created both a large print and regular printbooklet of these images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1738982143195-KQBPI6GNBMMLYW9S2M1I/image-asset.jpeg on their own: women over 90 After my mother died at the age of 93, independent and healthy until the last few days of her life, I began thinking more about women of her age who live alone, have outlived their partners and most of their friends, and do not want to be uprooted. Despite our ongoing conversations and despite my awareness that our time together was not endless, there were so many aspects of my mother’s life that are still mysterious to me. And so I set out to meet women of her generation — women over the age of ninety who live alone. By photographing them and listening to their stories, I am trying to capture something personal to me and universal to all of us. I have created both a large print and regular printbooklet of these images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1739561920110-4NU7YUEVSLLN3ZLZHEB1/Judith+Roberts_DSF1190.jpg on their own: women over 90 - JUDITH ANNA ROBERTS, 90, New York, NY (2025) Time will give or take at will, but still we fight like hell to have it our way, always our way. So why not just sing or dance or stand on our heads and appreciate the chances? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169599361-IO8ZL1NRWVU5UK0AYZ9I/Ryfka_DSF8628.jpg on their own: women over 90 - RYFKA FINKELSTEIN, 
95, Cherry Hill, NJ (2023)(Holocaust survivor) I don’t feel old in my head. I’m happy I wasn’t caught by the Germans and I wasn’t killed and I survived. Dying? I wanted to die, but I didn’t want to be killed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169588554-AWUTUCO5S6LF7ZACSY5J/Frances+Ballantyne+pick_DSCF9292.jpg on their own: women over 90 - FRANCES BALLANTYNE, 98, New York, NY (2023) I force myself to have structure in my life. For instance, sometimes I wake up in the morning, and I think I'd like to stay in bed. And instead, I say to myself that I’m wasting the time given to me and I make myself get up. I make myself dress every single day. Not just throw on something. Then I try to figure out what I'm going to do that day. I do a lot of knitting and listening to books on tape. I also have about five people who read to me, either over the phone or in person so I have a lot of books going at once. I’ve always been a reader. I will not feel sorry for myself even though I am unable to do what I want to do when I want to do it. Because circumstances in my life have changed. I accept them. I certainly try to be as positive as I can and not be negative about what's going on. And I try very hard to be as grateful for the life I've had or been given. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169581449-I19QCUZ2XIWYEOCX70SQ/Carmen_DSCF0029.jpg on their own: women over 90 - CARMEN LOPEZ, 93, New York, NY (2024) Dios está conmigo en este momento y me da fuerza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169595800-49RXI3HZ6KQN98R8KXR0/Nancy+Sparrow_DSCF9982.jpg on their own: women over 90 - NANCY SPARROW, 90, New York, NY (2024) Weaver, dancer, devoted civil rights and community activist, made my life full and meaningful. With gratitude and love for family and friends and inspiration and love from my life partner and husband, Jim Bartow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169592156-35T1FKCN197MGD1YNI7G/Grace+1_DSF9004.jpg on their own: women over 90 - GRACE FAISON, 98, Brooklyn, NY (2023) My mantra is: “we’re all connected, we need each other and we can't do it alone.” The secret to aging is friendship, not casual friends but real friends. Because loneliness is a sadness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1727029063477-SDHSJU1UN14CE0YFRWLG/Bernice+DSCF0923.jpg on their own: women over 90 - BERNICE SILVERMAN, 95, New York, NY (2024) I love being 95. It’s better than 94. It’s a fabulous number and a new stage of life and I hope I make it to 100. Of course, it’s not easy. There are always small losses; each year there’s something else you can’t do that you used to be able to do and in a way you’re always mourning these little losses. All my cousins and my friends and my classmates and my partner are gone. My world has narrowed. But I still work out. I have a personal trainer twice a week. And I meet outside with a private dance teacher twice a week. In January, I’m going to Iceland with my family. I’m still a work in progress but I hope that when I recognize that I’m dying, I’ll be able to accept it and won’t be frightened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169585048-09I8B18PMQNUDS3AZWQT/Doris+1.jpg on their own: women over 90 - DORIS PALCA, 97, New York, NY (2023) Aging has definitely narrowed my horizons. I don't feel surefooted anymore and I carry a walking stick. Going to the theatre is almost out of the question - getting there and finding a taxi home is very difficult. On the other hand, my brain still works surprisingly well and I'm grateful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1725398346680-8YPUJ2OLQGIF7LC9PL7W/Lisa+Baer+1.jpg on their own: women over 90 - LISA BAER, 
97, Bronx, NY (2024)(Holocaust survivor) I’m considered a Holocaust survivor even though I was not in a camp. But I was in Germany during the war. I came here in November 1940 so my experiences are somewhat different than other survivors because thank goodness I wasn’t in a camp. So I didn’t consider myself a survivor until recently. I donated all my papers to the Museum of Jewish Heritage and I give talks there a few times a month. I feel that I’m a burden on the younger generation and I feel like I’m a little bit of a hanger on. I miss the earlier part of my life very very much. I was a seamstress and then an art teacher and when I stopped teaching I had a little alteration business out of my house so I saw a lot of people. Now nobody calls me all day. It’s quiet. But I’m fortunate. I still go out, have a little walk, do some shopping, and do some knitting and crocheting in a senior group at the synagogue. This stage of life, if you have a positive attitude and decide to make the best of it, is okay. It’s very carefree. It’s very lonely at times, but with a lot of freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169584726-NDMUOVR175ALT09XJFZR/Clara+1_DSCF9150.jpg on their own: women over 90 - CLARA VILLAROSA, 92, New York, NY (2023) I don’t spend my time well anymore. I wish I could do something, but I don’t really want to work anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169581450-YBWKB7SUCYITLYC5C3CW/Betty+Mosedale+Portrait+2.jpg on their own: women over 90 - BETTY MOSEDALE, 90, New York, NY (2023) It’s hard when you realize that your life is reduced, that there are things that you used to do easily are hard to do. You have to work around that and you have to enjoy the things that still give you pleasure. And there are always things that you can find that give you pleasure, sometimes tiny things. So far, that’s where I am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169592156-C3ZEXHXI9QDFV7FOMKTU/Lynn+Minton_DSCF9413.jpg on their own: women over 90 - LYNN MINTON, 91, New York, NY (2023) At my age, one's life is depeopled--you look around for a friend or colleague and they're gone. If you're lucky, and I'm very lucky--you might be healthy and strong (this minute, this day) and have a loving family and close friends who’ve survived along with you—and YOU can feel warmed by the memory of past loves and the pleasures of rewarding work. Resilience is crucial and, of course, an optimistic nature with which to view what’s ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169588664-H1M69C9SRRMFQGKQZ8BQ/Frances+Garofallou_DSF8766.jpg on their own: women over 90 - FRANCES GAROFALLOU, 95, Brooklyn, NY (2023) I was never a home person, you know. Unfortunately, I never had children. And so I was always out. But now I'm at home as a prisoner. I can't just open the door and get out and do things. The whole thing is very discouraging for me, because I was always a very active person. And I feel like I'm just not getting any exercise, not even exercise for the brain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1772635740809-3LQ4KEUIMT8BO7L8ZBQN/Geraldine.jpg on their own: women over 90 - GERALDINE WHITSETT, 90, Brooklyn, NY (2025) For me, I think 90 is a good age. I’m not lonely, I have friends, I’m going bowling when you leave, I do whatever I want. I live a happy life, I walk all the time, I’m getting ready to move back down South to where I was born. I’m having a house built there and I’ll be near a lot of family. There are individuals who think you get to a certain age and just lay down and die. That has never been me. I want to live to 103. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169595799-HB25O2JHOEX06YNQPTYB/Margot+1_DSCF9261.jpg on their own: women over 90 - MARGOT GREEN, 90, New York, NY (2023) Most people my age just sort of drift along, go to dinner, see their friends. I have made it a point to stay very active physically and mentally. Before COVID I would say I was agile, but I have much more flexibility now. I started two virtual exercise classes every day and I still take them. Truthfully, I do not like to exercise. I can't wait for the class to be over. There isn't a day that I don't want it to be over. I'm being honest. But I know what it does for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1712169599369-TI5KSUEX4E8REUOLHWDR/Nina+1_DSF8686.jpg on their own: women over 90 - NINA SHUKA KIPPEL, 94, New York, NY (2023) it's a shapeless, formless time. I wish, that there were some more substantial things to do. It’s ridiculous. I mean, I do still have some abilities. And I shouldn't be just sitting here letting it all just melt away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/1739390186616-2TB9OQJ9NKHQ3MRAU07F/Barbara.jpg on their own: women over 90 - BARBARA YEOMANS, 91, Fort Myers, FL (2025) Aging is normal but accepting change and adapting is hard. Staying active and interested is key. I’m curious about everything and happy to make art but one needs interaction with others. https://sarabennett.org/artist daily 0.75 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578ba48046c3c4caeec9938d/76896c60-f69f-4ebc-a3bc-33cfe5692a30/Sara+BBG+Portrait.jpg bio photo credit: Joseph O. 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