A quick overview The Scandinavian Normality Principle is a guiding principle in Scandinavian prison systems that aims to create a prison environment that resembles normal life as much as possible. While it may be challenging to implement this principle fully…
“Mercy is most empowering, liberating and transformative when it is directed at the undeserving. The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion.”Bryan Stevenson – Just Mercy Author L. G. Logan,…
How much would you spend to improve the quality of human life? The moral challenge to answering this question arises from an encumbering personal view of investment. Committing oneself to the betterment of someone or something else requires diversity in…
By DeAngelo Capone – Chair LiaisonRestorative Citizens Normalcy Center at Grafton Correctional Institution, OH Normalcy in America’s prison system. In a country that extols itself as the greatest country in the world, its legal and penal system remains archaic. Normality…
Post Incarceration Syndrome (PICS) is a psychiatric disorder that affects individuals who have been incarcerated and then released back into society. It is characterized by a range of psychological, emotional and social difficulties that can arise as a result of…
April 28th, 2023 @ 9am is a moment in forever when I was blessed to meet the beautiful giant Trudie Strobel. Her physical stature can deceive one’s eyes to her towering humanity and unparalleled fortitude. Being a Holocaust Survivor, Trudie…
