This week, connection seemed to show up everywhere we looked—from a new way of bringing people together, to familiar faces unexpectedly appearing in the news, to a book that crossed a prison wall and found its story making its way back home. Come along for this week’s Sunday Read, straight from our 10th annual Volunteer Buzz Fest. 🐝
Twice in one week, familiar faces from inside prison appeared unexpectedly in the news—and reminded me how powerful it is when the outside world gets to see the person beyond the prison number.
Pour something warm and settle in. Catch up with the week’s stories about justice, resistance, policy, protest, and the power of...
In Finland, they've reduced homelessness by 35% because they attacked the problem radically. They tried a little bit of mercy....
We're thrilled to congratulate our friend Martin Lockett on the publication of his second book, My Prison Life: A Blogger's...
We couldn't be happier for our friend Shawn Ali, just released after 22 years in prison.
IMPORTANT NOTICE We receive over 1,000 pieces of mail each month, and are currently overwhelmed with requests from inmates and...
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Sonya Staples was attempting to visit her husband at Deep Meadow Correctional Center in State Farm, VA - something she had done...