Introduction On Saturday, October 12, RED’s Founder, David Lee Windecher, has been invited by a friend and President of the State Bar of Georgia, Darrell Sutton, to be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Southern Conference of Bar Presidents where David will be unveiling RED’s groundbreaking online learning restorative justice program. As part of his…
Contributed by Ejiro Okoro August 15, 2019 “I, too, am America”—Langston Hughes Home The sweetest word there is. It is the place where we reflect on who we are, and dream of who we would like to become. The nation is facing an affordable housing crisis affecting individuals from various income spectrums. Hardest hit are…
Gainful employment is probably the most difficult thing to achieve as a returning citizen. Many returning citizens like you who are job hunting after being released will hear a lot of “No’s” or not even receive callbacks. You are not alone. It happens to almost all of us. The exceptions are probably the individuals who…
Ultimately, we need to rethink our approach to the entire criminal justice system. It’s a process that’s going to take time. Using spit and duct tape to try and solve these problems will end up creating more problems down the line. As such, we need to take a more long-term view of what will make…
Introduction In celebration of father’s who are trying to create a good life for their children but can use a second chance because of a prior, criminal mistake, the “Father’s Day Expungement Program” is taking place through June 16, 2019. Fulton County Solicitor’s Office is hosting the “Father’s Day Expungement Program”. The program will allow men to…
For those of you who don’t know, Carl is our resident horse’s mouth when it comes to the criminal justice system in America. Few people can talk about it like those who have been through it. And few people are more qualified to talk about how badly it needs to be reformed like those who…
The school to prison pipeline is threatening the fabric of our American society by placing an emphasis on juveniles entering into the criminal justice system for minor offenses. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense Fund depicts the pipeline as “funneling of students out of school and into the streets…
There’s an old saying that all of our problems come down to education. Ultimately, education is what frees us as people. From it, we learn that some foods are better to eat for our overall health than others. We learn how money can improve our daily life. We learn how to better raise our children.…
One of the biggest debates over criminal justice reform in the United States has been about the culture and goals of our prison system. The form something takes is, in many ways, shaped by its goal. As such, when we make the goal of our prison system to simply punish people for wrongdoing, they tend…
HBO recently released a film on its channel, O.G. Starring Jeffrey Wright, of Westworld, and directed by Madeleine Sackler, O.G. is about an older man whose done over 20 years in prison and is about to be released back into the world. The film was shot in an actual prison, Pendleton Correctional Facility – a…