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Providing Books for Prisoners

The written word. It has the muscle to enlarge minds.

To touch hearts.

To educate and inspire.

That’s why Mike Oliver collects and organizes books each week that will be sent to Florida prisoners.

But there’s another reason.

Five years ago, Oliver, 72, was incarcerated and knows how good it felt to receive reading material while serving time.

By Heidi Baumstark
July 13, 2016
Florida | Mike Oliver | Open Books Bookstore | Pensacola | Prison Book Project | Second Prison Project
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Creating Harmony Through Hip Hop at Rikers Island

Remember the classic Coca-Cola ad from the 1970s? The one about teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony? The marketers knew they could touch a chord in people’s hearts about the power of music to promote peace, to unify.

That’s what young prisoners at New York’s Rikers Island—the nation’s second largest jail complex—are experiencing.

By Heidi Baumstark
July 6, 2016
Columbia University | Creating a Constructive Prison Culture | Hip Hop | music | New York | Rikers Island
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Art Program Gives New Voice to Incarcerated Youth

The need to be heard. It’s a core craving for all humanity. But for those behind prison bars, voices are mostly muffled, or at least, dismissed.

Because of New York artist Lauren Adelman and juvenile defender Francine Sherman, voices from prison are being heard and appreciated in the form of artistic expression.

By Heidi Baumstark
June 29, 2016
Creating a Constructive Prison Culture | Francine Sherman | Lauren Adelman | massachusetts | New York City | Youth | Youth Leadership Development program
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Inspired to Make a Difference

Every race has a finish line. But what happens when that line gets pushed farther out making it virtually unreachable?

That’s how it can feel for men and women entering society after completing their prison term. Though their “debt to society” has been paid, payday never ends since many former prisoners find themselves wading through a “second prison,” further locking them into a life with limited choices.

By Heidi Baumstark
June 1, 2016
Colorado | Colorado Springs | DC | Kelly Friedlander | La Vista Correctional Facility | National Community Church | Pueblo | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project | Washington

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