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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e-blast from TR Her Name is STAR. SHE WAS BORN 7/6/12. SHE ARRIVED AT LAKELAND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (The Greyhound Inmate Experience) at 8:00am THURSDAY. SHE IS BEAUTIFUL. PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED AT tgie.adoptagreyhound.org and tgie-greyhounds.org NEXT FRIDAY 9/26/14. Today was a long day. Up at 5:30am. clean up in preparation of the dog exchange. I…

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There’s room on the COS van for a couple more people to go to Lansing for Legislative Day next Wednesday, Sept. 17, leaving promptly at 7:30 a.m. from Church of the Servant parking lot. It’s important to sign up with Carol at 616-724-6772 if you want to catch a ride, to show up at 7:20…

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September 13 – Eastown Fair Voter Registration and Parole Reform Advocacy 14 – CONTACT Sunday Support and Supper 15 – Spiritual Refreshment (Michigan native plants meeting) 16 – Micah Center Beyond Prisons Guest Joseph Abramajtys 17 – CAPPS Legislative Day in Lansing 18 – Restorative Justice Coalition of W. Michigan board meeting 19 – Prisoners…

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The Prisoners in Christ team will meet on Friday morning, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. at Church of the Servant. Guests are welcome.

It was an honor to attend the commencement ceremony at Lakeland Correctional Facility. As a Professor for better than 30 years, I have seen my share of such ceremonies, but this one was unique and memorable for what it represented for those who may feel forgotten and neglected by society. There is little incentive to…

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My name is Anteyon Rolan Russell. I was born February 22, 1995 in Elkhart, Indiana, but raised in a small Michigan town named Dowagiac. I am the youngest of 3 sons, we are all a year or two apart from one another in age, so growing up we pretty much entertained each other whenever we…

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After the Boston Bombings brought the looming threat of anti-American “radicalization” back into the forefront of media coverage and political debate, I began to wonder why key words like radical, extreme and fundamental weren’t applied to the case of Evan Ebel. If you recall, on March 21, 2013, one month before the Tsarnaev brothers attacked…

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