I’ve been home for less than three years and I’m blessed and grateful to say I have had a wide range of experiences during that time. There’s a popular saying these days, “Work hard, play hard.” I’ve been living that life. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Helping A Repeat Offender Reintegrate and Break the Cycle of Recidivism
(When That Offender is Your Family Member)
My younger brother was released from prison last week. Since he was 13 years old he had been in and out of prison for minor violations until he committed a crime that was serious enough to land him in prison for 12 years. Continue reading
Ban The Box Legislation Debate
The District of Columbia has enacted new legislation that requires employers to remove the question from job applications that asks about criminal background. This new legislation is known as Ban The Box. Continue reading
D.C. Public Safety Discussion on Starting Over After Prison
Activists Lashonia Etheridge-Bey, Eddie B. Ellis Jr., Patrina Williams and Lamonte Carey tell their individual stories of incarceration, discovery and reentry in a sitdown discussion with Nancy M. Ware, Director of CSOSA. Continue reading
Should You Speak Publicly about Incarceration and Reentry?
Not many people are open to publicly sharing facts about their criminal past, what it was like to be incarcerated, and how they transformed their lives. Maybe it’s because people can’t cope with the shame and guilt. Continue reading