Helping Children of Incarcerated Parents It has been said that we don’t incarcerate a person, we incarcerate a family. This is not far from the truth when young children are involved. They often don’t understand what’s going on and become confused, withdrawn or rebellious. How can someone they love be in jail when they’ve been taught […]
Category: Advocacy
Advocacy as it relates to prison life is doing for others what they can’t do for themselves. Prison advocacy or the action of advocating is getting the same help, benefits, kindness, care or attention for someone else that you would want for yourself.
Reentry: The Journey Back
Reentry: The Journey Back Hearing a heavy door close behind them is often described as the ultimate moment of fear and loneliness for someone entering the prison system; but facing the world from the outside of that door after release can be every bit as daunting. The specters of fractured and strained relationships, homelessness, unemployment, […]
A Daily Prayer for Justice and Mercy
A Daily Prayer for Justice and Mercy We invite all people—including prisoners, victims, families, law enforcement personnel, those in the justice system, and all those touched by the violence of crime—to join in the Prayer Campaign for Justice and Mercy. Simply say the prayer below each day, asking the God of Justice and Mercy […]
Mansfield Leads State with Inmate Grievances
Mansfield Leads State with Inmate Grievances The Correctional Institution Inspection Committee reports of Ohio’s 27 prisons, Mansfield Correctional Institute (MANCI) had the highest number of inmate grievances. The 637 inmate grievances covered issues ranging from food quality with fewest inmate grievances to health care as the most common grievance. MANCI houses only 4.9 percent […]
Jobs not prison
Jobs not prison Since 2011, 132 parents who were indicted for criminal nonsupport of their children found a better alternative than going to prison – a job. Thanks to the Success Through Employment Program, operated by the Clermont County Common Pleas Adult Probation Department, these men and women are working and helping to support […]
Ex-Inmate Sues Prison for Negligence
Ex-Inmate Sues Prison for Negligence By Amanda Seitz, Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Aug. 01–LEBANON — A former prison inmate has been awarded $10,000 after settling a personal injury lawsuit, stemming from a 2010 incident at the Lebanon Correctional Institution. Christopher Jackson said he was struck and run over by a state vehicle, […]
Second Fine Against Prison Food Vendor
Second Fine Against Prison Food Vendor As reported by NBC4i.com from the Associated Press feed of July 30, 2014: COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state on Wednesday announced a second fine against the private vendor that took over the job of feeding inmates last year as the company defended its operations before a prisons oversight […]