The Color of a Collar: Jeffrey Abramowitz's Road to Reentry

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A First Chance for Children to Thrive in a Healthy Home: Disrupting the Cycle of Violence, By Rebecca Martorella – Guest Blogger

Prisonist.org: Faith & Dignity for the Days AheadBlogs, Guest Blogs & News Over a Quarter-Million Views and Growing! A First Chance for Children  to Thrive in a Healthy Home: Disrupting the Cycle of Violence By Rebecca Martorella  – Guest Blogger   Envisioning a First Chance Society                  At Family ReEntry we are gathering and publishing  experiences and…

The Color of a Collar: Jeffrey Abramowitz's Road to Reentry

Prisonist.org: Faith & Dignity for the Days AheadBlogs, Guest Blogs & News Over a Quarter-Million Views and Growing! The Color of a Collar:  Jeffrey Abramowitz’s  Road to Reentry  Jeffrey, a former Philadelphia lawyer,  is dedicating his life to helping other  returning citizens successfully  re-enter society. He is a member of our  White-Collar Support Group that meets  online…

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The Color of a Collar: Jeffrey Abramowitz’s Road to Reentry

Prisonist.org: Faith & Dignity for the Days AheadBlogs, Guest Blogs & News Over a Quarter-Million Views and Growing! The Color of a Collar:  Jeffrey Abramowitz’s  Road to Reentry  Jeffrey, a former Philadelphia lawyer,  is dedicating his life to helping other  returning citizens successfully  re-enter society. He is a member of our  White-Collar Support Group that meets  online…

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What’s the Use of Regret?

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Gordon Marino, The New York Times — Cover art: Leigh Wells — Originally Published in THE STONE, Nov. 12, 2016 — Some thinkers have portrayed regret as a humanizing emotion. The 20th-century…

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Press Release: Blue Oyster Cult and Alice Cooper Band Members to Play Benefit Concert for Family ReEntry on April 13th at FTC Warehouse, Fairfield

Prisonist.org: Faith & Dignity for the Days AheadBlogs, Guest Blogs & News Over a Quarter-Million Views and Growing! Press Release: Blue Oyster Cult and  Alice Cooper Band Members to Play  Benefit Concert for Family ReEntry  on April 13th at FTC Warehouse, Fairfield  For Immediate Release: Media Contact: Greg Walsh Walsh Public Relations 305 Knowlton Street Bridgeport, CT…

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The PTSD I Couldn’t See

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] By Amy Oestreicher, Guest Blogger —   Originally Published Feb. 14, 2017 — I grew up thinking an “illness” was either a fever or…

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Child Of An Incarcerated Parent

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] by Melissa Tanis —   Reprinted from Prisonist.org, Jan. 22, 2015 —     We asked Melissa to write a guest blog for prisonist.org after she contacted us looking for a job. …

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Interview: WICC 600 AM, Bridgeport CT

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Why Prisoners and Ex-Felons Should Retain the Right to Vote

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Gregg D. Caruso Ph.D.Unjust Deserts —   Originally Published in Psychology Today, Nov. 6, 2016 —   State laws governing voter eligibility for prisoners and ex-felons vary greatly. Only two states allow…