Featuring stories from Michelle Shephard, Adrienne Mason, Dylan Levi King, Sara Mitchell, and Saskia Solomon.
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Most People Are Disgusted by These Animals. These New Yorkers Are Filling Their Homes with Them.
“In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem.”
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After Killing His Cousin, Clyde Meikle Found Purpose in Prison Through Service. Now He’s Asking to Go Home.
Incarceration led to a rebirth for Clyde Meikle.
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Kamala Harris, Mass Incarceration and Me
“Many progressives mistrust her for her past as a prosecutor. As an ex-convict — and also the son of a crime victim — I can tell you it’s not that simple.”
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Harvard’s About-Face on Michelle Jones’s Acceptance
The ex-convict, who became a history scholar behind bars, prepares to start classes at NYU instead.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Rules For Being John Hinckley
In a fascinating New York magazine profile of John Hinckley, recently released, writer Lisa Miller lays out the conditions of his freedom.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Sober Utopia: A Radical Rehab Experiment
At Pacific Standard, Will McGrath reports on Fort Lyon — “a Betty Ford Center for the homeless — a radical experiment to rehabilitate some of society’s most vulnerable members.”
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A Sober Utopia
At Pacific Standard, Will McGrath reports on Fort Lyon — “a Betty Ford Center for the homeless — a radical experiment to rehabilitate some of society’s most vulnerable members.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Getting Reacquainted With the World After Decades in Prison
In the New York Times Magazine, Jon Mooallem follows two ex-convicts who pick up inmates the day they are released and help then navigate through their first day of freedom, which can be unnerving if they’ve been behind bars for more than a decade.
Posted inBooks, Member Pick, Nonfiction, Story
How a Convicted Murderer Prepares for a Job Interview
“In prison Angel thought that it wouldn’t be too hard to find a job once he got out. He believed he had come a long way.”