The Quiet Heroes of Reentry
"Every successful reentry story has people behind it…mentors, educators, case managers, workforce specialists, and nonprofit staff who quietly help individuals rebuild their lives. This week's Sunday Morning Coffee explores why reentry nonprofits are some of the most important, and often most overlooked, contributors to safer, stronger communities."
“Unredeemable?”
If we believe people can change, we build systems that make change possible. If we don’t, we build systems that prove ourselves right.
The 3 Biggest Misconceptions Educators Have About Incarcerated Learners
Misconceptions are powerful. They shape expectations before we ever meet the people we’re teaching, but correctional classrooms have a way of rewriting those expectations, if we let them.
Harsh Sentencing, Soft Outcomes
Harsh sentencing for youth does not reliably produce the outcomes people expect. In many cases, it produces the opposite.