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Breaking the cycle of crime for young adults
Posted on March 4, 2009 | No CommentsThe New York Times has a "must read" profile of a program, called the NYC Justice Corps, that helps young people break the cycle of crime and incarceration. NYC Justice Corp. stands out compared to other job-training programs because it trains participants for jobs in a field that is likely to expand--what becoming known as "green collar" jobs. -
Essay: When a lethal crime hits home
Posted on February 16, 2009 | No CommentsI met my cousin, Jarrett, at his funeral.Just a week out of jail, he’d taken his 4-month-old baby girl hostage, shot and killed her grandmother and wounded two others. After a six-hour standoff, Jarrett turned the shotgun on himself. I watched the whole thing—cops in visible bullet-proof vests, neighbors on their lawns, the black body bag—on the six o’ clock news. -
Arts Competition Audio: Conversations with God
Posted on January 20, 2009 | No Comments[audio:http://livesinfocus.org/files/audio/prison/arts2009/kalvin.mp3|titles=Conversations with God] (Link to mp3) -
Arts Competition Audio: Bianca on Family & Prison
Posted on January 12, 2009 | No Comments[audio:http://livesinfocus.org/files/audio/prison/arts2009/bianca.mp3|titles=Bianca on family & prison] (Link to mp3) -
Emani: Healthcare for elderly parents in prison
Posted on December 1, 2008 | No CommentsEmani Davis, the director of Project Family Connect and the daughter of an incarcerated man, talks about her father's declining health and the threat of losing him after 24 years spent waiting for his release. -
Pushing to get the best college education prison will allow
Posted on November 24, 2008 | No CommentsIris Bowen and Cheryl Wilkins faced a tougher challenge than SAT tests and admission's applications when they decided they wanted to attend college. They were obtaining their college degrees while serving time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Westchester County, New York. -
Democratic control of NY state senate makes reform of Rockefeller Law more likely
Posted on November 18, 2008 | No CommentsAs Democrats captured a majority in the state senate for the first time since 1964, beating out Republican incumbents in two districts, the new political landscape has many reformers anticipating a once-in-a-generation opportunity to influence longstanding legislation. -
Voting as rehabilitation for ex-felon
Posted on November 10, 2008 | No CommentsOver 12,000 New Yorkers are released from prison each year and many of them wrongly assume that a felony conviction prohibits them from voting, according to the NYCLU. To address the problem various advocacy groups throughout the city have held voter registration drives aimed at former felons. -
No longer hiding incarceration as a dark family secret
Posted on November 10, 2008 | No CommentsWe meet Lorraine who shares how she no longer wants to hide the fact that her son is in jail. -
For formerly incarcerated Americans, voting is the final step in re-joining society
Posted on November 4, 2008 | No CommentsCasimiro Torres, 41, joined millions of Americans today to vote in the general election. Like many during this historic election, he is voting for the first time. But unlike most new voters, Mr. Torres is formerly incarcerated.