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Don’t React â Respond!Â
This past week came with one of the biggest shocks of my fifteen years of incarceration. My unit ('incentive housing' with extra privileges for those of us who have exhibited at least 18 months of clear conduct) was inspected by the administration. We had been duly...
Mercy Works Best: Finland vs. Los Angeles
In Finland, they've reduced homelessness by 35% because they attacked the problem radically. They tried a little bit of mercy. From the Daily Mall: âWe decided to make the housing unconditional,â says Kaakinen. âTo say, look, you donât need to solve your problems...
URGENT: Help Eleazar Cabrera Safely Return to his Family
In a bold move on May 22, 2019, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee expanded an earlier executive order imposing provisions on state agencies, which immigration advocates argued didn't go far enough. The added provisions make it illegal under state law to comply with...
Retribution vs. Rehabilitation
What is the most effective approach to dealing with crime and punishment? Should the criminal justice system primarily be used to punish those who violate the law by sending them to prison for lengthy terms? Or should it rather serve as a mechanism for rehabilitation?...
Restorative Justice is Key to Rehabilitation
For a peek inside the Restorative Justice process, see CNN's original series The Redemption Project with Van Jones. For the first twelve years of my incarceration I was convinced I had done everything I could to atone for my crime â then I was proven wrong. Although...
My Husband Died in TDCJ
Cassandra tells her story below. Please share with anyone you know who has a loved one in TDCJ. â„ Â Send some love Cassandra's way in the comments. â„ GIVE YOURSELF THE CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE. [My experience happened in the Texas state prison system.] ASK YOUR LOVED ONE...