by Lydia Lucas, in collaboration with Chasing Justice I am from El Barrio of New York City, and am of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Though I have been in the nonprofit field my entire career, I never imagined that I would be at a faith-based organization that served people experiencing …
The Weaponization of Trauma upon Reentry
by Antonio (Tony) Pizarro What is trauma? How does trauma affect reentry? This is the question that we should be asking ourselves. We fight collectively for liberation. Yet, once liberation is achieved, there is no fight to address the traumatizing events that could hinder a successful …
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As a Product of America’s School to Prison Pipeline, I…
by Michael Simmons CW: This post includes stories about suicidal ideation. I remember the first time I wanted to kill myself. It was the day of what was supposed to be a fun game of football between two teams of freshman high school students. During the game, a play was called in the huddle, …
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