Posted 3/8/2014 by Mark Miclette
I’ve been working with a client who has spent 42 years in prison. When he comes into my office everything ceases. I am committed to giving him my undivided attention. We spend time talking, teaching and connecting to resources. His main goal right... Read more
Posted 2/28/2014 by Mark Miclette
How might we make low-income urban areas safer and more empowering for women and girls? That’s what Marcus Herrmannis trying to find out, and he’s shared some of the results of his research on OpenIDEO. Our blogger, Lashonia Etheridge, contributed t... Read more
Posted 2/26/2014 by Mark Miclette
I’m so grateful that God does not waste time when it’s time for me to learn what I need to learn. The very day I arrived to the transitional house after being released from incarceration the women of the house were engrossed in a self-esteem class. B... Read more
Posted 2/20/2014 by Mark Miclette
The other day I was honored to address an audience of formerly incarcerated women at a woman’s conference who are in the beginning stages of the reentry process. Before I was introduced, they had an opportunity to view Time Zone, a documentary about ... Read more
Posted 2/14/2014 by Mark Miclette
Yolanda Adams has a song I love called What About the Children? “Remember when we were children…” she sings. I love that song. It always makes me think about the hundreds of thousands of children (including my own) who have incarcerated mothers, or m... Read more
Posted 2/3/2014 by Mark Miclette
Last week someone interviewed me about the time I spent in the Segregation Housing Unit (SHU) while I was incarcerated. She asked me things like, how did you pass the time? How often were you able to use the telephone? Had experienced violence while ... Read more
Posted 1/25/2014 by Mark Miclette
I think my brother is institutionalized. He has spent most of his life in and out of prison. Beginning at the age of 15 years old, he went from Juvenile facilities to the United States Penitentiary over a two-decade span of time. During one stint he ... Read more
Posted 1/25/2014 by Mark Miclette
I have a friend who was incarcerated for 16 years. He has been home for over a decade. Last week he celebrated his 45th birthday. He partied for two weeks straight. I joked, “You are partying like you just came home.” He replied, “I’ve been home for ... Read more
