Union Theological Seminary Removes Criminal Background Question From Admissions Applications

Prisonist.orgFaith & Dignity for the Days Ahead Blogs, Guest Blogs & News     Union Theological Seminary  Removes Criminal Background Question From Admissions Applications    Reprinted from The Blaze June 10, 2016  We couldn’t be prouder  of Jeff’s alma mater _____________ A seminary located in New York City has decided to ban the “box seeking…

Update: 8th Annual InterNational Prisoner’s Family Conference Dallas, Texas, By Carolyn Esparza- Guest Blogger

Prisonist.orgFaith & Dignity for the Days Ahead Blogs, Guest Blogs & News Update: 8th Annual InterNational  Prisoner’s Family ConferenceDallas, Texas By Carolyn Esparza- Guest Blogger A picture is said to be worth 1000 words.  However, in eight years hundreds of pictures have never fully captured the experience of a conference that really isn’t a conference…

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Men of Faith Magazine Cover Story: Interview with Rev. Jeff Grant, May/June Edition – by Hurley Morgan, Senior Managing Editor

Prisonist.org Faith & Dignity for the Days Ahead Blogs, Guest Blogs & News     Men of Faith Magazine Cover Story:    Interview with Rev. Jeff Grant, Director, Progressive Prison Project by Hurley Morgan,  Senior Managing Editor   [Photography by David Cluett] We are so grateful to Elissa Gabrielle, Cheryl Lacey Donovan, Hurley Morgan, Cee Cee H.…

The Weston Forum: Former White-Collar Criminal Turns Focus to Spirituality and Helping Others, by Gregory Menti – Reporter

Prisonist.org: Faith & Dignity for the Days AheadBlogs, Guest Blogs & News The Weston Forum: Former  White-Collar Criminal Turns Focus  to Spirituality and Helping Others    by Gregory Menti – Reporter The Weston Forum gmenti@theWestonForum.com Reprinted from The Weston Forum,  May 12, 2016 Spirituality wasn’t always a word in Jeff Grant’s lexicon, but after a near…

Inner-City News Op-Ed: Dear Governor Malloy and Our Connecticut State Legislators, by Rev. Jeff Grant

Prisonist.org: Faith & Dignity for the Days AheadBlogs, Guest Blogs & News Inner-City News Op-Ed: Dear Governor Malloy and Our  Connecticut State Legislators  By Rev. Jeff Grant [Click pages above to enlarge] This Op-Ed was originally published  March 20, 2016 on prisonist.org as: An Open Letter to Connecticut  Gov. Dannel P. Malloy  and Our State Legislators:…

Support Group for Formerly Incarcerated Women, by Stephanie Schacher, PsyD – Guest Blogger

Prisonist.org: Faith & Dignity for the Days AheadBlogs, Guest Blogs & News  Support Group for  Formerly Incarcerated Women by  Stephanie Schacher, PsyD  – Guest Blogger Stephanie counsels individuals and groups   who have experienced abuse and trauma in her Branford & Westport, CT offices.  We recently met with her and invited her to  write a guest blog…