rehabilitation
A better way to run prisons
In recent years, the global conversation surrounding the purpose and effectiveness of prisons has undergone a significant shift. Rather than focusing solely on punishment and isolation, countries like Germany and Norway have pioneered a more therapeutic approach to incarceration. By prioritizing restoration, human dignity, substance use, and mental health treatment, as well as practicing the […]
No lifer-parole bill this session, but some non-lifer prisoners support it
Uri Small isn’t serving a life sentence, but he might as well be. He’s been in prison for 25 years, since he was 19 years old. He doesn’t expect to get out until he is 67. When he dies, he likely will have spent more of his life in prison than free. And yet, as […]
Two men serving life sentences lobby lawmakers to expand parole eligibility
"People with no reason to change will not change.”