The carceral space, like so many other spaces, is a context to focus on gender, race and class. Today, driven by efforts of feminist criminology, we are recognizing more clearly the increase of womyn into the prison industrial complex among a list of other issues specific to womyn in prison. The Bedford HillSisters centers the experiences of womyn ‘s leadership, involvement, and lives entangled in the criminal justice (punishment) system, state violence and interpersonal harm. The sisters at Bedford Hills came together under a shared identity - mothers who are incarcerated, womyn with violent offenses, womyn who experienced violence and womyn committed to the liberation of all oppressed peoples. To encourage the formation of a safe learning space led by incarcerated womyn. As facilitators and participants, the Bedford Hill Sisters created guidelines with each other through group discussions, and rectifying such guidelines in a dialogue and collective process. This safe space was created by a degree of familiarity with others by way of at least one shared identity. Being womyn, Being a Mother, Being Labeled as Violent Offenders, Long Termers which promoted a sense of group belonging. The Bedford Hill Sister studied the lessons about their bodies, reproductive health, and myths. The Bedford Hills Sister learned about pregnancy, diseases that affect womyn’s health, the histories of mothering, how their mothers’ learned from their mothers, and how that influenced their mothering.. Generations of shared experience and learning. Learning process and healing circles in Bedford  - long terms (womyn who had 10 years or more) - Peer to Peer sister healing sister developing HIV -AIDS education (ACE program) - Parenting Program college program - focus groups, journeying with each other ….and organizing against the administrative and the prison culture for Human and Healing justice.