What's the worst thing you've ever done? Imagine being known by that one mistake.
By Emily Andrews
September 18, 2017
Corrections Officer | In-Prison Ministry | Justice that restores | prisoner | rehabilitation
In 1994, Congress passed a crime bill that strengthened penalties for drug offenses and earmarked billions of dollars for new prison construction. Prison populations across the country boomed as a result, with recidivism rates remaining high. Drug offenses became the leading reason for incarceration, but prisons nationwide struggled to provide programming capable of breaking the cycle of incarceration, release, and rearrest.
By Steve Rempe
May 18, 2016
Drug Programs | mandatory minimums | massachusetts | recidivism | Reentry | rehabilitation | South Bay House of CorrectionsKatherine Thompson recently served as a policy intern with Justice Fellowship. A version of the following article originally appeared on the House of Margaret Thatcher website, and is used here with permission.
If I could attend church in prison every week, I would.
By Katherine Thompson
October 5, 2015
In-Prison | Katherine Thompson | Reentry | rehabilitation | RestorationLast week, Ken Cuccinelli, former attorney general of Virginia, and Deborah Daniels, former assistant U.S. attorney general for the Office of Justice Programs, co-published an article on WashingtonPost.com called "Less Incarceration Could Lead to Less Crime."
By Rebekah L. Stratton
June 23, 2014
cuccinelli | deborah daniels | incarceration | Justice | Justice Fellowship | Prison Fellowship | reform | rehabilitation | Washington PostAs the newly appointed executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, Rick Raemisch spent the night of Jan. 23 in solitary confinement at a state penitentiary.
By Rebekah L. Stratton
March 7, 2014
Colorado | Justice Fellowship | reform | rehabilitation | Solitary Confinement