Dee Ann Newell

Dee Ann Newell, 2006-2008 Senior Justice Fellow at the Open Society Institute of the Soros Foundation in New York, has a Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University. She co-founded Arkansas Voices for the Children Left Behind, served as Program Director of Services for Children of Prisoners and Their Families at the Centers for Youth and Families, and has received awards for her commitment to children of prisoners. She co-wrote The Arkansas Legal Handbook for Parents in Prison: Your Rights and Responsibilities, in English and Spanish, and the booklet “What You Need to Know when a Parent has been Arrested or is Absent: A Handbook for Relative Caregivers.”