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Mothers in prison rarely see their children or families

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Reprinted from November 28, 2019Last of three parts Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “Prison visits are expensive. Traveling to remote locations means that many...

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Mothers in prison rarely see their children or families

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Reprinted from November 28, 2019Second of three parts Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “Visits are the exception rather than the norm in American prisons....

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A world without prisons: Radical, or, possibly real?

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Last of three parts The second part is available at thevoice.us/prison-reform-rooted-in-care-better-than-punishment Mary Rinaldi and Ashish Prashar posted the following article in Fast Company. “Imagine a world without prisons. It may sound radical, but for millions of black and brown Americans, this fantasy is urgent and necessary. “Programs based on this...

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Prison reform rooted in care better than punishment

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Second of three parts First part is available at thevoice.us/beginning-the-long-journey-significant-change-in-prisons Mary Rinaldi and Ashish Prashar posted the following article in Fast Company, a business magazine in print and online. “Imagine a world without prisons. It may sound radical, but for millions of black and brown Americans, this fantasy is urgent...

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Beginning the long journey: Significant change in prisons

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First of three parts Mary Rinaldi and Ashish Prashar posted the following article in Fast Company, a business magazine in print and online. “Imagine a world without prisons. It may sound radical, but for millions of black and brown Americans, this fantasy is urgent and necessary. Prison has been a...

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Mentally ill can receive whammy

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June 13, 2020Dear editor; The mentally ill are being sentenced to prison for breaking the law. Usually for random crimes with no real motive. I know, because I am in prison with them. My name is Matthew Redmon I.D.O.C. #y36093. So, the what of what has happened is not the...

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Mothers in prison rarely see their children, families

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First of two parts With the holidays here, most families look forward to sharing special times with their families. But mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving, or any other day. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel,...

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Ask Grandpa: Maximum-security prison problems need reform

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Grandpa,I have been incarcerated for almost 30 years. During my early years when I was in a maximum-security prison, I noticed how badly homosexuals and transgender individuals were treated. Either they were forced to cell with one other man and considered to be his property, sex slave, or wife, as...

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