Judy Henderson

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Speaker | Author | Leader — Catholic Charities

Judy Henderson was a young, middle-class, divorced mother of two who was busy growing her own business when her life was turned upside down. She was wrongly convicted of a crime she didn’t commit and given a life sentence. Behind bars, she focused on parenting her children, obtaining her paralegal degree, and improving the rights of women. Thirty-five years later, in 2019, she wase xonerated and pardoned, her sentence commuted. Today, she savors time with her two adult children and two grandchildren, while sharing her motivational, faith-filled message of overcoming obstacles in the face of adversity, serving in leadership positions with Catholic Charities, and advocating to improve the conditions and rights of incarcerated women, especially mothers and their children.

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She Raised Her Kids From Prison

For 35 years, Judy Henderson spent countless hours on a prison phone wishing she could hold her children. After a governor’s pardon set her free, she...

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When the Light Finds Us: From a Life Sentence to a Life Transformed

When the Light Finds Us: From a Life Sentence to a Life Transformed is a gripping narrative that explores the depths of human resilience and the trans...

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