Who is Bonnie Foreshaw from Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters and what is their importance?

Bonnie Foreshaw was convicted for homicide and sentenced to forty-five years in prison without parole. She has been in prison since 1986. She has been imprisoned longer than any other woman serving time at York prison.

Bonnie has four children and four grandchildren, and she serves as a surrogate mother to many women and teenage girls in the prison. She is active in York's chapter of Literacy Volunteers of America and support groups like Alternatives to Violence.