Articles
Faith Works in Prison Culture Transformation – Vance Drum
Five Areas for Change: Juvenile Justice
Juvenile courts in the United States ostensibly operate with the overarching goals of holding youth accountable for wrongdoing, reducingcrime, and increasing public safety. However, the actual policies and practices of state juvenile justice systems frequently work...
From Mission Field to Mission Worker: Helping Former Prisoners – Don Allsman
PDF Powerpoint of Workshop
Gender Resistance in Corrections
Gender Resistance in Corrections by Dr. Susan Jones. The idea that gender specific programming with female offenders may affect long-term improvement in many outcomes, including decreased recidivism, has shown significant promise. It is ironic that the corrections...
Family and Children of the Incarcerated FACT SHEET
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THE INCARCERATED FACT SHEETThe growing number of children with an incarcerated parent represents one of the most significant collateral consequences of the record prison population in the U.S. [pdf-embedder...
Forgiveness Therapy in Corrections – Mark Teslik
From the Classroom to the Community: Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry
The United States now has both the highest incarceration rate and the largest total number of people behind bars of any country in the world: 2.3 million. For the first time in U.S. history,more than one in every 100 adults is currently incarcerated in jail or prison...
Federal Government resumes capital punishment
Federal government resumes capital punishment after nearly two decades lapse. Attorney General William P. Barr has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to adopt a proposed Addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol—clearing the way for the federal government...