Stories and perspectives on learning, books, rehabilitation, and rebuilding a life after prison.
There are over forty organizations in the United States that distribute donated books to prisons and incarcerated individuals. One of these nonprofit organizations is Books to Prisoners, located in Seattle, Washington. They…
Minor violations a.k.a. ‘technical violations’ account for the vast majority of reimprisonment cases. Violations can be as simple as failing to answer a phone call when a parole officer calls to check…
In 2018 the United States Congress passed the First Step Act, is a criminal justice bill aimed at reducing prison sentences for non-violent offenders. The bill, which aims to reduce rates of…
Manaen Matthews was convicted of tax and wire fraud, a white-collar crime. He has no history of violence, but was sentenced to 78 months of prison time along with just over half…