The geographical and social strata diversity to be found in the blogosphere, especially here within the wp.com ecosystem, is amazing. What I learn on a daily basis is akin to the best university and postgraduate studies I have been fortunate to partake in.
When we consider the systems societies have created to deal with crisis, trauma, and violence, I often question: does the end justify the means? To that inquiry, I here want to share an amazing blog that has helped me wrestle not only with the reality of incarceration as it is deployed in society, but also the inner reality of incarceration that grips my soul, and, to be a bit blunt, I believe we are all wrestling with it.
The Prison Journalism Project. Follow and learn.
(Postscript: The Prison Journalism Project received a wonderful shout-out from Sarah Golding at WP Tavern not too long ago, but to little avail. It seems the vast audience that the tavern enjoys has little time for this dimension, which is a fact for all of us, whether we dismiss it or not. I am confident, and it is my hope, that those of you that find what is said here at the Café on a daily basis to be worth your time, might actually be the audience that PJP is seeking.)
The US has a prison industry. sickening.
Real people on the inside. Bad actions need to be dealt with. They also deserve a level of care.
Added them to my RSS feed reader. I’ll check it out for a spell. Thanks for the heads-up.
Thanks Michael. I believe you will benefit from that choice.
I am so glad you have shared this, Richard. This work is very close to my heart. Thank you.
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Thanks for sharing this, Richard. I took a quick look at PJP. It looks very interesting. I will look properly tomorrow as it’s nearly my bedtime here. Night night 🥱💚
Night night Ellie, sweet dreams…
Thank you for sharing this, Richard. I subscribed.