The Quiet Work of Changing a Culture of Violence
Earlier this month, The New Yorker published a powerful and painful article titled “A Year of Convulsions in New York’s Prisons”. It recounts the killing…
Category: Correctional Officers
Yoga for Youth and Correctional Staff in 2022
I can understand how easy it might be to feel discouraged or even outraged right now with our society so divided. I have a reason…
Digital Interview Series with Director of Corrections and a Mental Health Therapist
Healing Harm is our new Transformative Justice interview series and we are honored to host our first guests. Joseph Hughes, a Director of Corrections and…
Empathy training for parole officers reduces recidivism by 13%
Heavy caseloads, job stress and biases can strain relations between parole and probation officers and their clients, upping offenders’ likelihood of landing back behind bars.…
Law Enforcement Officers and Trauma, a Public Health Crisis
I recently spoke with Sue Radcliffe, LCSW-C, a mental health therapist with the Dorchester County Health Department that also provides yoga to incarcerated people and…