Addressing Excessive Sentencing’s Impact onRehabilitative Programs. The modern criminal justice system said to be founded on the principles of justice, fairness, and the rehabilitation of offend...
A Crucial Voice On July 9th Mrs. Lanette Eggleston and her Out of the Box Productions came to Grafton Correctional Institution and along with the participation of the incarcerated population delivered...
Kindness and compassion are often overlooked, especially when it involves incarcerated people. However, Jennifer Bystricky, the founder of Knitting for Cancer, stands as a shining example of how one p...
Positive or negative influence can be harnessed as a power for change. I fell victim to the latter only to become an advocate of the former. With the help of modern technology there has risen a new br...
Paganism is a broad term encompassing various ancient and modern spiritual beliefs and religious practices that promote human harmony and environmental sustainability. In today’s world, while go...
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. Whi...
“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 reci...
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 betterme...
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 g...
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, e...