Inmate re-entry topic of forum
Not enough help is available to inmates once they’re released from prison, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The state agency, along with the NAACP and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s
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Gifts From God
By Jason Beasley My life was based on a preconceived idea that I could not rely on anyone. It had been suggested that to do so was a sign of weakness. That little seed grew into a tree of distrust, anger and loneliness. I spent a lot of time and energy denying
From Here To The Street
Have “Predators and Prey” become “Competitors and Consumers” in the New Millennium?
In nature it has always come down to predators and prey … everything feeding on something else in a balanced dance of predation. Not so in our new
Faith In Action
How Can a Christian Lawyer Knowingly Defend the Guilty?
By John Contini The question I am most often asked as a criminal defense attorney is, “Isn’t it hard to represent people who you believe
Did You Know?
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
By Cedric Dean Did you know since the enactment of mandatory minimum sentencing for drug users, the Federal Bureau of Prisons budget increased from $220
Chasing The Light
“Weapons Of Our Adversary”
“Weapons Of The Adversary” By Rob Weddle I, Volac, Subservient Demon General First Class, and Subordinate to the 32nd Regional
In Their Words
Addiction and the Criminal Justice System
By Judis Andrews Many Americans have an image of a criminal as being a drugged-out, morally deprived, poverty driven person of color, who will most
Education
“Why should higher education be given to inmates who may never leave prison?”
This question was posed to me, a non-lifer; here’s what I believe: By
Legal
ACLU-Know Your Rights:Publications Sent by Mail
Important Note: The law is always evolving. If you have access to a prison law library, it is a good idea to confirm that the cases and statutes cited
Ministry
Should Treatment Programs be called Faith Based, Christian Based, or Secular Based?
By Marty AngeloThroughout my 28+ years of Christian ministry, I have been exposed to numerous methods used in treating thousands of substance abusers.
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Medical
Prison Wellness Program Improves Health and Character
Prison Wellness Program Improves Health and Character through the Discipline
Advocates
Federal Communications Commission
by Michael Hamden There is presently pending before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a proceeding in which the regulation of prison pay phone
Poetry
SALVATION
The monsoons are upon us, And a fresh breath of life Has been breathed into my nostrils. Rays from the sun Crack open the gray clouds beaming down On the
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Books
Prison Dreams — New Book Introduces Revolutionary Inmate Rehabilitation Tool
Carol Oschmann began dream study to rid herself of stress and to control the nightmares that haunted her. After reading Edgar Cayce On Dreams, she adopted
It's not Over Yet--by DC
Honesty Is the Best Policy
If you lie or, stretch the truth, people will know that you are undependable. Do what you say you can do and show up on-time every-time. If you tell
Reentry articles
The Journey Home
Had I failed to plan and prepare for life post-incarceration, I would not be on the road to success now. Throughout the course of my 4 ½ year incarceration,
Blogs
Ex-Felons Can’t Get Jobs After Convictions Years Ago
By Don Kirchner Today I came across a very disturbing article related to
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Bible request
Jason Acedo #33380 SAWC #175 125 N 18th W St. Anthony ID 83445 Requesting a LIFE Recovery Bible. “I am in prison and indigent” AKPC_IDS +=
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Prison chaplain inspires incarcerated to create beauty
JOPLIN, MO. - Dragonflies, roses and crosses are made out of objects commonly found in prisons, such as toilet paper. Color dye is made of coffee and melted candy. Bob Reed owns the pieces of art and
With growing inmate population and aging prisons, Oklahoma lawmakers tour private prison
LAWTON, OKLA. — Members of an Oklahoma House committee that allocates money to the state prisons toured a 2,500-bed private prison in Lawton on Tuesday as they search for ways to house Oklahoma’s
Life Imitating Art: New Book May Send Author to Prison
A new book and website may prove to be the last straw for Asante Kahari. Author Asante Kahari is best known for his book, “The Birth of a Criminal”. He is the first author in United States
Alaska prisoners to move from Arizona to Colorado
Alaska’s 800 inmates doing time in a private prison in Arizona will be moving to another private prison in Colorado by the end of the year. There they will stay for three years until Alaska finishes
THREE-STRIKES LAWS MAY NOT MEAN YOU’RE OUT
States Are Rethinking the Mandatory Sentencing Rules for Less-Violent Offenders. By Kim Murphy, Reporting from Seattle Stevan Dozier was 25 when he punched a woman in the face to snatch her purse, another
Matthew 25: Burgaw center provides shelter for families of inmates
Burgaw | Tina O’Kelley had driven in from Asheville to visit her husband, who was serving time at the Pender County Correctional Facility on a weapons charge. A heavyset woman with health problems who’s
Spiritual Life Center
El Dorado, Kan. - In 2003, the Spiritual Life Center was in its youngest form and now construction is close to completion. Since 2003 the facility has been in fund-raising mode and in 2004 the governor
Prisons underfunded, understaffed
August 9, 2009 Prisons underfunded, understaffed By Sebastian Kitchen Easily outnumbered, the stretched staff at Kilby Correctional Facility in Montgomery County monitors 1,400 of Alabama’s most
A FREE MAN: Inmate ready to savor life outside jail
Editor’s Note: Few of us know what life behind prison bars is like; New Bedford’s Richard Ribeiro knows little else. At 35, Ribeiro has spent close to a third of his life incarcerated. Finishing up
Alcatraz Turns 75
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — A crowd marked the 75th anniversary of the opening of Alcatraz Sunday, with an ex-inmate among those celebrating on The Rock. “It was just like Hell. It was so monotonous.
Liberty, recognition for jailhouse art
Pawan, a 20-year-old undertrial from Bihar, has found his calling after five in the confines of the capital’s Tihar Jail. The inmate of the men’s ward meant for convicts and undertrials between
Alabama’s overcrowded prisons deadly threat
Inmates are literally crammed into Alabama’s prison system, which currently houses almost double the number of prisoners its facilities are designed to hold. But the overcrowding is especially acute
Do the crime, pay for the time
States consider making inmates pay their debt to society in cold, hard cash The Associated Press updated 1:28 p.m. MT, Wed., Aug 5, 2009 NEW YORK - A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor?
Federal Judges Order California To Reduce Prison Population By 44,000
By David Dayen d-day A ruling by the three-judge panel who have effectively taken control of the California prison system has ordered the state to reduce the prison population by as much as 40,000 44,000
