The ability to make difficult decisions is often what separates the most successful people from the less successful ones. https://t.co/sSQ0u1gaCJ #decisions
At 20 yrs old I was given a 25 year sentence for murder. It was considered “a heinous murder”
At 35 I was receiving “The Good Citizen Scholarship”
I wish others could have the same CHANCE at parole and freedom to show their transformation.
I am not AN ANOMALY
“In Matthew 25, Jesus says ‘I was in prison, and you visited me.’ He calls upon His Followers to minister to those who are behind bars. In other words, we will be judged in part by the way we treat those who are in prison. …” #ChuckColson#Matthew25
@jennmckay007 Moderna, first dose. Johnson & Johnson, second dose. Very sore arm on 1, not as sore on 2. CVS pharmacist told me mixing vaccines actually showed better results. Hadn’t heard that before, but ok. #COVID19
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ― Frederick Douglass
BREAKING: Our FOIA lawsuit has uncovered guards in federal prisons *begging* for protection from COVID. Michael Carvajal and the Bureau of Prisons are ignoring them.
Now imagine what it's like for the people who can't leave every night.
https://t.co/p3xnjlVpnA
A formerly incarcerated person needs economic stability to provide for children & a family.
But old convictions can hold people back from obtaining good jobs with benefits that can help support families.
We need to pass #SB731 & #SunsetConvictions.
The Wise man built his house on the Rock – the Foolish man built his
house on sand? The Wise man builds his house on a Rock because he accepts as part of his existence – STORMS will come! But I can build a life that will give me victory over all those things when they come!
#KeepThemHome. Thanks @SenatorDurbin and @CoryBooker Top Senate Democrats urge Biden to take 'immediate action' on home confinement program https://t.co/1DY9qKXYtK
“I think the vaccine’s a lot safer than fentanyl, which is what you had in your pocket.”
Two Ohio judges included a new requirement for people about to be released from prison on parole: Get your vaccination, or prepare to end up back behind bars. https://t.co/ONSEgn0Ecs
The Marshall Project asked incarcerated people what might have kept them out of prison.
Their responses: Affordable housing, vocational programs, cheaper college classes, grief counseling, drug prevention programs, daycare vouchers and more. https://t.co/1kpCTf7uE0
Prison wardens denied or ignored more than 98 percent of compassionate release requests as the pandemic raged, including many from medically vulnerable prisoners. https://t.co/1i0rUFfeOv