Marshall Hatch Jr., Co-Founder and Executive Director of the MAAFA Redemption Project, the recipient of We Raise’s largest grant award to date, had a lot on his mind. That afternoon Hatch was [...]
After her release from prison in 2011, Tabitha promised herself she would stay out for good. At 35 years old, she was determined to break the cycle that had defined her life since she was 17. [...]
As hard as prison was, life outside continued to get worse for Anthony. In fact, he was out of prison for three years when he hit rock bottom, a dramatic juxtaposition to the present, which he [...]
An innovative prisoner re-entry program in Cleveland, Ohio, is continuing to succeed in giving currently incarcerated women a second chance through the culinary arts.
At the time “Walter” was charged with possession of a controlled substance–a Class 4 felony in Illinois carrying a minimum penalty of one year of prison time—he actually had options.
By all accounts, the Saint Louis University (SLU) Prison Education Program, which serves inmates and staff at three prisons in Illinois and Missouri, is changing the world of incarceration, one [...]
Lisa Wagner-Carollo founded Still Point Theatre Collective in 1993 to produce original professional plays and provide arts outreach programs to marginalized communities.
As the day of her release from prison drew near, Heather should have been excited and relieved. Instead, the Indiana native was fearful as she faced life ‘outside’ without a job, family, or a [...]
After serving in prison and re-entry ministry for more than 10 years, leaders from Redeemer Lutheran Church (Park Ridge, Ill.) decided to address what they saw as the primary struggles
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