Susan Rosenberg

Susan Rosenberg is an American radical political activist, educator, and lecturer for social justice. Since 2004, she has served as the director of communications at a faith-based human-rights organization, working to alleviate poverty, hunger, and disease in the developing world.

Rosenberg received a B.A. in American history from the City University of New York and an M.A. in writing from Antioch University. Her memoir, An American Radical: A Political Prisoner in My Own Country (Citadel), was published in March 2011.

She lives in New York City.


Articles by Susan Rosenberg

Prison and Justice Writing
Wednesday January 18

Bell Gale Chevigny (1936-2021): Critical Thinking and Grace

Throughout her life, Bell Gale Chevigny taught in prisons and advocated for educational opportunities for incarcerated communities.

Prison and Justice Writing
Wednesday April 24

Solitary Confinement

Most Americans don’t know that the Bureau of Prisons has the sole authority to put any prisoner in solitary confinement—or in any prison facility—for any amount of time under any conditions without due process. While 5% of prisoners are in solitary confinement, over 50% of all prison suicides take place there.