Even a young child is treated like a criminal when she only wants to visit her father.
Prison
New Identity From the Pain of the Prison System
Prisons punish more than criminals. P.O.P.S. creates a safe and nurturing community for those who have endured the Pain of the Prison System.
How Can Society Best Deal With Violent Offenders?
Garth McVicar started a non-profit organization in New Zealand to help change the way violent offenders are being sentenced.
Beyond Bars: Better on a Boulder
June 2, 2013 New Folsom Prison. Share the Realness and more about the Gosling Five.
Beyond Bars: Worry and Bridges
June 1, 2013 New Folsom Prison. Thoughts of prison transfer and how to span the distance between you and those you don’t like.
Inside Always
May 31, 2013 New Folsom Prison. A break in physical activity inspires thoughts on an apparent lack of inspiration. The outcome is inspired Realness!
Beyond Bars: No Goodbye
May 30, 2013 New Folsom Prison. Even when there is a visitor, isolation is still the rule.
Beyond Bars: Musical Empowerment
May 29, 2013 New Folsom Prison. A visit of realness music lifts the spirit.
Beyond Bars: Flight
May 28, 2013 New Folsom Prison. Sometimes it is hard to find artistic inspiration, so just float on feathers.
LOCKED UP: Mandatory Life Without Parole
Over 2,000 Americans are serving life sentences for drug charges. This documentary seeks to free six of them.
Beyond Bars: Dreams and Memory
May 27, 2013 New Folsom Prison. In dreams we can escape whether we recall them or not.
Beyond Bars: Of Race and Beasts
May 26, 2013 New Folsom Prison. Meditation on geese invokes deep realness on race.
To the Class of 1991, OR: A Life Journey Guide for Any Man
In a letter to his younger self, Brian Shea gives the guidance of hindsight.
Beyond Bars: Exercise and Hate
May 25, 2013 New Folsom Prison. The Gosling Five proves better company than the guard.
Beyond Bars: Eggs to Hatch
May 24, 2013 New Folsom Prison. The Gosling Five and poetic eggs about to open.
Beyond Bars: Cold Frustration
May 23, 2013 New Folsom Prison. Sacred space doesn’t always last.