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Letters From Prison: Hope is a Scarce Commodity
An excerpt of a letter from Rick in February of 2014, when he was still in county jail, and about six months before he was moved to prison. He writes about his idea to start Adopt an Inmate. I feel as though I am the most well-taken-care-of inmate in Del Valle. Having...
Fact Check Friday: Prison Is The Only Form of Accountability
Caging people isn’t the only — or best — way to address harm. Real accountability is about repair, not revenge. Justice doesn’t begin or end with punishment.
Bee Speak Part II 🐝 Your Jar Is Open
The bees didn’t just show up in our mission, they showed up in old traditions, strange timing, and tiny messengers with wings.
What’s With All The Bee Speak? 🐝 Part I
Why do we talk about bees so much? The answer is older than you think. Learn the surprising history of the “bee” and why communal effort is at the heart of everything we do.
Civics 101: How a Bill Becomes a Law (and Why It’s So Damn Slow)
A plain-English breakdown of how a bill becomes a law — and why justice-related reforms move at a crawl. Includes a critical look at non-retroactive laws that leave people behind, even after reforms pass.
Six Things About Adopt an Inmate
Six quick facts about Adopt an Inmate — what we do, why we exist, and how we’re powered by people, not profit.
Your Sunday Read: On Travel, Truth, and Telling It Like It Is
☕ Settle in. This week’s Sunday Reads comes with a quiet nod to Mother’s Day — a day that holds tenderness, ache, celebration, and complexity, sometimes all at once. Whether you’re mothering others, missing yours, or healing...