Lack of Pro Bono Legal and Harm Caused
For incarcerated people without financial resources, especially those who have been confined for decades, accessing free legal representation can be extraordinarily difficult, even when a conviction…
What Is CBT? A Simple Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
If your mind is like a garden, sometimes you have healthy, supportive plants growing there. Other times, thorny weeds show up. These weeds are unhelpful…
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
At its core, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based form of therapy designed to help people manage intense emotions, cope with distress in healthier ways, improve…
The Dangerous Lie: Why We Ignore Abused Men
This is a difficult dynamic to talk about, and it happens more often than many people realize. In some relationships, a woman may be emotionally,…
The Diabetes Epidemic Behind Bars: It’s Not a Coincidence
When you look at the numbers, diabetes rates in incarcerated populations are often significantly higher than in the general population, sometimes two or three times…
Rethinking Incarceration: A Call for Change in America’s Prison System
It’s no secret that many states are grappling with understaffed prisons, and it’s a problem that’s becoming harder to ignore (Ohio: NCCC 40% understaffed, CRC…
Aging Out of Crime: Why Commutation for Long-Serving Prisoners Improves Public Safety
You walk through life changing every year. You are not the same person you were at eighteen, twenty-five, or even thirty-five. You gain impulse control….
Are Life Sentences Veiled Genetic Cleansing?
So, you’ve probably heard that nature versus nurture is a classic debate, right? Biological criminology is kind of like the “nature” side of understanding why…
Life Sentences and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe mental health condition that arises from experiencing or witnessing profoundly traumatic events. It is an undeniable reality that…
Motion for a Bill of Particulars Explained
A Motion for a Bill of Particulars is basically a formal request made by the defense in a criminal case asking the prosecution to give…
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