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Posted inEditor's Pick

After Killing His Cousin, Clyde Meikle Found Purpose in Prison Through Service. Now He’s Asking to Go Home.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 20, 2021October 19, 2022

Incarceration led to a rebirth for Clyde Meikle.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Kamala Harris, Mass Incarceration and Me

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 22, 2020October 19, 2022

“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

by Sari Botton September 18, 2017October 19, 2022

The ex-convict, who became a history scholar behind bars, prepares to start classes at NYU instead.

Posted inCrime, Featured, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Rules For Being John Hinckley

by michelleweber March 24, 2017October 19, 2022

In a fascinating New York magazine profile of John Hinckley, recently released, writer Lisa Miller lays out the conditions of his freedom.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

Sober Utopia: A Radical Rehab Experiment

by Krista Stevens January 4, 2017October 19, 2022

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 inEditor's Pick

A Sober Utopia

by Krista Stevens January 4, 2017October 19, 2022

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

by mikedang July 20, 2015October 19, 2022

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

How a Convicted Murderer Prepares for a Job Interview

by Longreads July 31, 2013October 19, 2022

“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.”

Posted inBooks, Member Pick, Nonfiction, Story

How a Convicted Murderer Prepares for a Job Interview

by Longreads July 31, 2013October 19, 2022

“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.”

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