On Saturday, Nov. 8, at Hope Reformed Church, 2010 Kalamazoo, the American Friends Service Committee Michigan Criminal Justice Program will provide training for their Good Neighbor Project. This new program is developing a co-mentoring program — connecting long-time prisoners with outside persons/businesses/organizations so that, over time, they can develop positive relationships that will still be…

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Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior ‘Open’ prisons, in which detainees are allowed to live like regular citizens, should be a model for the U.S. It’s a postcard-perfect day on Suomenlinna Island, in Helsinki’s South Harbor. Warm for the first week of June, day trippers mix with Russian, Dutch, and Chinese tourists sporting sun shades and…

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