When the author sends you a copy of the book with your art 💜. It doesn't hurt that the book is important work and just a slice of all that @TarynVanderPyl is working on in social justice. Go change the world!
My new book is finally for sale! So excited! https://t.co/ASwPO0Dxfw
New look at corrections from people directly impacted (currently and formerly incarcerated, families, victims, scholars, activists, practitioners) #massincarceration#prisonreform#criminaljusticereform#prison
Adulting in middle age includes, making & canceling dr. appts, fighting with insurance companies, getting jazzed when your detergent is on sale at Costco, researching the benefits of magnesium supplements, and driving around to look at people’s driveway pavers to get ideas.
"The DAs did not view me as a victim, which always blew my mind, because I was standing in the way of what they wanted, which was for my dad to rot in a cell."
Read more from Colin in Corrections 360!
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"I will never forget when I visited for the first time by myself. I had just turned 16 and was able to drive. I accidentally forgot that I had a penny in my pocket. I went through into the search room and the correctional officer found this penny in my pocket..." 🧵
Robert had LWOP. Was commuted after 30+ years. “I’ve done the work. I’m known to my community as a credible messenger. I’m now open about what I’ve been through, what I’ve done, and what I’m doing. I live my change and hopefully it shows.” Read more in Corrections 360-Summer 23🧵
Cover proof for my new textbook just came in and I'm so excited! This project gives voice to people directly impacted by the CJ system that is missing from other textbooks. Corrections 360 will be coming out this summer. #corrections
@weskrantz Lol. Kyle has a disorder called Ehler Danlos that makes his skin extra thin and can tear easily so he has to wear a sweater for life. It just adds to his charm.