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Life Without Mom

One of the less obvious statistics about crime and incarceration is also one of the most significant.

Nationwide, there are 2.7 million children with at least one parent behind bars. These kids are forced to deal with feelings of abandonment, shame, guilt, and loneliness, and face not having their mom or dad present for the landmark moments of their young lives.

By Steve Rempe
August 12, 2016
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Not Like the Movies

It sounds like the setup for a new action film.  Early in the morning on August 11, a bus transporting 50 prisoners from a worksite crashed into an overturned semi trailer on a remote Arizona freeway.  The bus careened into the road median, the driver seriously hurt.

By Steve Rempe
August 27, 2015
Arizona | Huffington Post | movie | Reentry
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Restorative Justice in Practice

A version of this post originally appeared on the Justice Fellowship website.

A group of men in prison gather to listen as a mother shares the pain and sorrow of losing her child. The men sit silently with tears streaming down their cheeks while she relives the memory aloud.

By Katherine Thompson
July 9, 2015
Huffington Post | massachusetts | Norfolk State Prison Colony | Restorative Justice | Restorative Justice Retreat
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Restorative Justice Works (No Matter What You Believe)

The following article originally appeared on the Justice Fellowship website.

Restorative justice works. Its principles are effective in facilitating individual change and impeding the cycle of crime whenever they are applied. However, it is helpful to understand what root issue restorative justice really helps to treat and why it’s a better response to harm in our society.

By Elisabeth Boehm
March 20, 2015
Chicago | Huffington Post | Illinois | Nancy Michaels | Peace Circles | Restorative Justice

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