WE FIGHT ON THE FRONT LINES TO CHANGE A SYSTEM THAT IS BROKEN!
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WE ARE CALLED TO THIS
Criminal Justice Reform is Human Justice
Community Violence is a Public Health Emergency
Community Violence is a Public Health Emergency
- "When the prison gates slam behind an inmate his mind does not become closed to ideas, his intellect does not cease to feed on a free and open interchange of opinions, his yearning for self-respect does not end, nor his quest for self-realization concluded. If anything, the needs for identity and self-respect are more compelling in the de
- "When the prison gates slam behind an inmate his mind does not become closed to ideas, his intellect does not cease to feed on a free and open interchange of opinions, his yearning for self-respect does not end, nor his quest for self-realization concluded. If anything, the needs for identity and self-respect are more compelling in the dehumanizing prison environment."
Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice
- The criminal justice system has never worked properly for people of color and for those from disadvantaged communities. Re-entry reimagined realizes rehabilitation, and a renewed mind. New self development programming is direly needed in the Alabama Department of Corrections. Recidivism should come to be considered rare, rather than what is expected. Transistional housing must become more accessible, and the bridge to prepare returning citizens for success back in society. Parole hearings should be reformed so the incarcerated can actually appear before the parole board members and answer questions. Many deserve a 2nd Chance. The system is broken, and we are called to reform it.
Community Violence is a Public Health Emergency
Community Violence is a Public Health Emergency
Community Violence is a Public Health Emergency
- Community Violence Prevention must become one of the highest priorities for any community of color. Community Violence Prevention is the answer in a time when the pain in our communities of color is causing generational trauma. Sometimes less than 3% of a community is causing over 50% of the crime, violence and trauma. Community Violence
- Community Violence Prevention must become one of the highest priorities for any community of color. Community Violence Prevention is the answer in a time when the pain in our communities of color is causing generational trauma. Sometimes less than 3% of a community is causing over 50% of the crime, violence and trauma. Community Violence Prevention targets that 3%, that are actually causing the pain. This pain has children growing up in crisis and struggling in school because their brain is in survival mode. Perennially, gun violence has been the leading cause of death for young men of color for far too many decades with no change in site, even as it gets worse. We simply can't police or mass incarcerate our way out of all these problems. Even more alarming lately is that suicide has become the second leading cause of death in young men of color from 10-24 years old. We need to reduce the incidences of violence in all of its forms. It is going to take the city, state, the people in the community, families, and grass roots soldiers and people on the front lines to change things. The system is broken, and we are called to reform it.
Restorative Justice Heals the Effects of Crime
Community Violence is a Public Health Emergency
Restorative Justice Heals the Effects of Crime
- "Ours is a justice system that harms people to show that harming people is wrong. So our justice system replicates that harm.
Fiona Davis
- Restorative justice seeks to evaluate the harmful impact of a crime on its victims and determine what can be done to best repair that harm while holding the person or persons
- "Ours is a justice system that harms people to show that harming people is wrong. So our justice system replicates that harm.
Fiona Davis
- Restorative justice seeks to evaluate the harmful impact of a crime on its victims and determine what can be done to best repair that harm while holding the person or persons who caused it accountable for their actions. For offenders, accountabilty entails accepting responsibility and acting to repair the harm done to the victim. Instead of viewing crime as simply a violation of a rule or law, restorative justice sees crime as a violation of people and relationships according to the social order. Restorative justice strives to address the dehumination frequently experienced by people in the traditional justice system.
- Trauma happens like a ripple effect to all of those impacted by crime. Families are in crisis and in need of treatment for the whole family unit. One of the greatest needs of society is healing. Restorative Justice helps heal the effects of crime. Pain is everywhere but healing is not. The system is broken, and we are called to reform it.
WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
Changed minds change communities.
Those closest to the problem are also the closest to the solution. We are always looking for healed people with the lived experience, who have changed their thinking and overcome adversity in their own lives to join our team and help to make a difference in the lives of others. Healed people heal people. We believe in the power of 2nd Chances because everybody needs one!