'A Voice from the Inside' is facilitated by Talib M. Shakir, a current inmate at a federal prison, and features some of the voices currently incarcerated within America’s prison system.
From the article: "Are the various re-entry efforts in Wisconsin working? According to a new Department of Corrections report , the answer is yes. It shows the rate at which prisoners are committing new crimes after their release from prison is on a downward trend." Read the article here.
Taking a look at the DOC report, recidivism decreased by 28.5% in 14 years: in 1993, the recidivism rate was the highest at 45.3%, to 2007, when it was 32.4%. Access the report here.
Kids Caught Up, Locked Up in the Social Welfare System
Live from Death Row in Nashville, Tennessee
A compilation of petitions fighting the savage practice of prolonged solitary confinement. For news on prison reform, visit http://lockupreform.wordpress.com/.
DISCOVERING SELF
Scholarship, Activism, and Art on Prisons and the Death Penalty
journey of information seeking and exploration of prison librarianship, patrons, and the prison industrial complex
Do not be afraid to go out on a limb ... that's where the fruit is
Bringing you up to date on the latest in prison news around the world
The Image / Incarceration / Representation / Media / Social Justice / Responsible Photography
Sentenced to Silence and Solitude
Helping "seat-of-the-pants" peacemakers see they are not alone.
One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one’s own. -- James Baldwin
News, Case Profiles, Commentary, and Resources
25 Years of Teaching for Social Justice
Exploring A History of Captivity and Confinement
AMERICA: Land of the Free, Home of the Incarcerated
