The Marshall Project and President Obama in a White House Conversation on Criminal Justice Reform Round table discussion to be live-streamed at The Marshall Project and Yahoo On October 22, Bill Keller, Editor-in-Chief of The Marshall Project, will moderate a conversation on criminal justice reform featuring President Barack Obama and two law enforcement leaders. […]
A Daily Prayer for Justice and Mercy
A Daily Prayer for Justice and Mercy Jesus, united with the Father and the Holy Spirit, give us your compassion for those in prison. Mend in mercy the broken in mind and memory. Soften the hard of heart, the captives of anger. Free the innocent; parole the trustworthy. Awaken the repentance that restores hope. […]
TED Talks on Prison
TED Talks on Prison One of my favorite sites on the web is TED.com. If you aren’t familiar with TED, it is a non-profit organization driven to share ideas on a broad variety of topics with the global community. Their videos (often called “TED Talks”) are usually 18 minutes or less and are professionally […]
Northeast Reintegration Center Re-Entry/Job Fair
Northeast Reintegration Center Re-Entry/Job Fair Hi all – Please help spread the word! Dear Community Support Partner, My name is Dionne Eslick and I am the Acting Unit Management Chief at Northeast Reintegration Center. Northeast is a female correctional center located in Cleveland and our mission is to prepare these low […]
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
Senators Introduce Landmark Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 Note: This article on the Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 highlights actions at the national level. Perhaps it will influence reform on the State level. PoliticalNews.me – Oct 04,2015 WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck […]
Pictures and Social Justice
Pictures and Social Justice I always like it when LEAF members want to share information with the group. Sharing and helping each other through these times is what we’re about! This information was provided by Leonita. Here are two pieces on your pictures of impacts of incarceration and social justice. First the pictures…even though this […]
Pope Visits Prisoners
Jesus wants to cleanse us, Pope tells prisoners Catholic World News – September 28, 2015 Pope Francis visited detainees at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia on September 27 and told them that Jesus Christ wishes to wash their feet and accompany them throughout life. “Life means ‘getting our feet dirty, from the dust-filled roads of […]
A mission to reform lives behind bars
A Mission to Reform Lives Previously I posted an article where Washington Post columnist George Will waxed on about how Ohio should be the national model for corrections reform. Here’s another favorable article in which Will writes more about Ohio’s efforts to lower recidivism The article focuses on women’s corrections. Eventually most inmates reenter […]
True Cost of Incarceration
Here are two articles forwarded to us by the Diocese of Columbus which is interested in starting a LEAF group there. (Praise the Lord!) The true cost of incarceration is under reported because what’s reported in the news reflects only the line item costs in the Ohio State budget for ODRC. The true cost of […]
“Be Creative with Reforms”
“Be Creative with Reforms” Yesterday, I wrote about Director Mohr’s efforts to reform Ohio’s prisons on the inside. A LEAF member sent me this article about the legislatures actions to reform Ohio criminal code. Perhaps in the future, things will be better for other families. Since their is an official panel working to review the […]