An excuse is a promise that it will happen again.
~ Anonymous |
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Melanie Snyder: on Breaking Out of Prison Thinking
Melanie Snyder works in the field of criminal justice. She talks about the cost and impact of our rising prison population and the practical new ways to reduce it. |
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Desmond Tutu on Ubuntu
Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Archbishop Desmond Tutu explains Ubuntu to the Semester at Sea class of Spring '07 |
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Jeremy Travis Speaks Jeremy Travis, president of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC and author of several important prisoner reentry books, shares his perspective on reentry, crime and our criminal justice system.
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Phillip Zimbardo – How people become monsters... or heroes Professor Zimbardo shows how ordinary, good people can turn into perpetrators of evil. |
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The College Initiative
Life-changing college opportunities for men and women in New York City with criminal history and a high school diploma or GED. An insightful and encouraging video! |
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Victor Frankl - Why to Believe in Others
Victor Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning shares his perspective on having faith in humanity. |
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Barry Schwartz - On our loss of wisdom
Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone madwith bureaucracy. |
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Beyond Prisons - YES! Magazine
Shows previews of the shocking reality of reentry realisms from the YES magazine article. |
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Damon Horowitz - Philosophy in Prison
Damon Horowitz teaches philosophy through the Prison University Project. |
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Dave's Killer Bread
The inspiring story of ex-con Dave Dahl, founder of Dave's Killer Bread. |
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Reentry Programs Change Lives
James Cain shares his personal story, illustrating the importance of reentry programs. |
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RSA Animate The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce): seeks to understand and enhance human capability so we can close the gap between today’s reality and people’s hopes for a better world.
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Video series by Scott Silverman Visit his web page here
Making a great first impression - 1:53 Social and physical networking - 4:39 Create a great elevator pitch - 1:36 Making get a job, your job - 1:51 The interview - 4:08 |
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Correctional Education Association - Newsletter
Fair Shake, a national non-profit reentry resource center, offers a variety of free tools for incarcerated people, educators and reentry staff to create custom reentry classes, workshops and self-study options that support successful transitions from prison to society. |
Texas Towns Suffer as Private Prisons Struggle Mose Buchele of KUT News reports in partnership with NPR, an increasing number of cells sit empty, leaving many Texas communities struggling with mounting debts. |
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Rat Park
Pro-Social Theory of Addiction |
The United States has over two million prisoners locked behind bars on a given day.
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In Search of a Job: Criminal Records
as Barriers to Employment
Employment opportunities are critical for successful reentry |
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Gaming The System
How the political strategies of private prison companies promote ineffective incarceration policies. |
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The American Prospect: Mass Incarceration in America
Mass Incarceration in America special issue of The American Prospect |
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The Price of Prisons
What Incarceration Costs Taxpayers |
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The New York Times Debate: When to Punish, and When to Rehabilitate Is prison effective as a punishment or a deterrent for juveniles? |