Prisons are a problem in America. Get educated.
WATCH Netflix’s I am a Killer
READ Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy (coming out as a movie on Christmas)
SUPPORT Defy Ventures
READ Shane Bauer’s American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
READ this short form long story about life after prison:
Mr. Reilly has not found that organizations outside the criminal justice field are rushing to work alongside him, in close quarters, for sustained periods. They see him as a source of information or a helpful perspective, but rarely as a potential colleague or friend.
That Night, It Never Ends: A Story of Life With or Without Parole
In Austin, SUPPORT Conviction Yoga. Nationally, Prison Yoga Project.
VIEW Robert Sturman’s incredible prison photography.
JOIN Anti-Recidivism Coalition
SUPPORT The Last Mile, teaching coding in prison
HIRE formerly-incarcerated employees with the help of this program; did you know Dave’s Killer Bread was created by an ex-felon?
RELATED but separate issue to begin to noodle: as marijuana becomes legal in more states, how do those states handle expunging non-violent marijuana arrests and releasing those (non) offenders?