April 16, 2019, 11:37 am According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, the average sentence length for Michigan prisoners is 10.3 years. Two decades ago, the average sentence length was 7.1 years–that’s a 45% increase in average sentence
Read MoreApril 8, 2019, 12:01 pm Many prisoners broadly share common traits. These include: little education, emotional or mental health issues, addiction or chemical dependency, dysfunctional family histories, aggressive or abusive behaviors, anger issues, and perhaps lesser known–financial ignorance
Read MoreApril 4, 2019, 5:53 am A mother of another prisoner recently expressed to me her frustration with her son’s dumb behavior in prison. She remarked that she has read much about “being there” for your incarcerated loved ones,
Read MoreMarch 26, 2019, 10:58 am “Hey bro, what do they call you?” I first heard this odd question my first day in prison. I was tempted to ask the question, “who are ‘they’?” or to sarcastically respond, “Oh,
Read MoreMarch 19, 2019, 1:00 pm The recent College Admissions scandal has everyone up in arms. The liberals are angry and pointing fingers at conservatives because this scandal highlights the inequities (apparently the fault of conservatives) endemic within American
Read MoreMarch 12, 2019, 11:25 am The theme of loss is a normal part of prison. When people are convicted of (and sometimes simply accused of) a crime, they lose their freedom and often lose family, friends, jobs or
Read MoreMarch 5, 2019, 12:23 pm This past week I heard a news story about a remarkable crime statistic. Chicago, which has been the murder capital of the United States for quite some time now, is reporting a drop
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2019, 1:53 am Recently, a historic deep freeze blanketed a large portion of the United States, including Michigan. For several days the weather was breaking records with sustained “feels-like” temperatures around -40 degrees (F). Even the
Read MoreApril 14, 2020, 11:51 am As of Easter Sunday, the Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting a total of nine prisoner deaths from COVID-19. Recent articles published in the Detroit Free Press have criticized the department’s response to
Read MoreApril 21, 2020, 11:29 am Every Wednesday night I check out of prison for a little bit and join the competitors on the television show *Survivor.* I’ve been watching *Survivor* for most of the 40 seasons, and I
Read MoreApril 27, 2020, 9:04 pm It amazes me how it takes a crisis for us to realize what is really important in our lives. The coronavirus is forcing families to spend more time together, and many families are
Read MoreMay 5, 2020, 3:33 pm This week I watched another prisoner be cuffed and taken to the hole (segregation). He was in the vocational trades program, so he is within a year or so of paroling from prison.
Read MoreOne of the most important tenets of restorative justice is the commitment to deal only with the truth. This principle might seem obvious, but truth doesn’t always look the same to each party. Facts don’t change, but our
Read MoreMay 12, 2020, 11:42 am Nearly eleven years ago as I was sitting in the county jail awaiting my eventual transfer to prison, my mother asked me if I was worried about prison. I remember telling her that
Read MoreNovember 18, 2019, 11:15 am Starting life over after leaving prison is difficult. I understand returning citizens face a lot of hurdles. Many prisoners have lost connections and relationships they had prior to coming to prison. Most have
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2019, 9:45 pm My story’s just too ugly to be told in public places. It’ll make you gasp, or cringe, or blush uncomfortably. It’ll probably make you angry, and rightfully so. I was controlling, cold-hearted, and cared only for
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2019, 11:08 am On September 7, 2019 NBC aired a special with Lester Holt on Angola prison in Louisiana. Angola is the largest prison in the United States, and it used to be considered the most
Read MoreOctober 14, 2019, 12:40 am Everyone responds to shame and fear in different ways. Some responses are very visible and public. Others are private and unseen. This variety of responses is perhaps no more obvious than in how
Read MoreOctober 8, 2019, 10:13 am I used to love watching the news to stay caught up on current events. As a teenager and younger man, I had an interest in politics, so the news fed my interest. But
Read MoreAugust 7, 2019, 11:57 am Two more communities, El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, were rocked this week by devastating acts of mass shooting violence. Dozens of people lost their lives, and many more were injured or deeply
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