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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Chronic pain as the gateway to drug addictions
What I am going to say here my be somewhat controversial but I think it needs to be said anyway. In some 15 years as a prison volunteer, I will say that chronic pain has been the gateway to more … Continue reading
Posted in Re-entry, The Problem
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D-day minus 7
It hit me after practice this morning that last night was the last Thursday for 60 days when I will be putting my head down on my pillow. Next Thursday my pillow will be my leather jacket folded up on … Continue reading
Posted in On the Road, The Journey
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Support group gives Hope to female former inmates
I can not say too much about this subject. Time and time again, I have seen this type of activity bring some women back from the edge, put food on the table and just be there in moments of despair, … Continue reading
Posted in Re-entry, Women and Children
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Mentoring in prison and reentry
CONCORD – Janice Gould, 65, had been fulfilling a prison sentence in women’s correctional facilities since she was 34. She started at a state correctional facility in Florida, then moved to the State Prison for Women in Goffstown, then to … Continue reading
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Dayton Daily News (OH) — Criminal records keeping millions of Ohioans jobless
6/25/11 — Justin Gannon has a drawer stuffed with medals for meritorious service in Kosovo and post-Katrina New Orleans. He has a 2009 honorable discharge certificate from the Army National Guard. There’s just one thing he doesn’t have: a job. … Continue reading
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Convicts called too poor to pay
The payment of restitution is a very contentious subject and it does not seem as if there is any middle ground in the debate. This article highlights a lot of the key issues: 6/27/11 — Most of Hawaii’s criminal offenders … Continue reading
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Employing Your Mission: Building Cultural Competence In Reentry Service Agencies
This toolkit, co-published by the Fortune Society and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, addresses several interrelated issues regarding the successful reentry into society of formerly incarcerated men and women. First, it discusses a reentry crisis of unparalleled proportions currently … Continue reading
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