by jeffgrant | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog, prisonist - the blog
Reprinted from New Haven Independent, Jan. 3, 2019, by Tom Breen Ban the box, not just for job applications, but for housing applications, too. A criminal justice reform group plans to pitch that idea to the state legislature this coming session as part of...
by jeffgrant | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog, prisonist - the blog
We invite you to share your holiday messages of experience, strength, love, hope and faith. Please email them to me at jgrant@prisonist.org and I will post them on our blog at prisonist.org/prisonist-the-blog and email them to our families, friends, neighbors,...
by jeffgrant | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, prisonist - the blog
I was so moved by this email I received today from a ministee in Seattle that I asked his permission to republish it. It speaks of the difficulties he has faced since returning from prison in getting a job, providing for his family, and feeling like a whole person....
by jeffgrant | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog, prisonist - the blog
By Tom Breen, Reprinted from New Haven Independent, Dec. 13, 2018 Glenn E. Martin spent eight years of his youth sticking up jewelry stores. He spent nearly four years of his adulthood raising tens of millions of dollars to help end mass incarceration. In Martin’s...
by jeffgrant | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog, prisonist - the blog
Dear Fellow Clergy and Members of the Faith Community, Good morning. I hope you are well. This letter requests three things: 1. A donation to our ministry, in an amount within your discretion; 2. Introduction to your church’s outreach committee, toward a deeper...
by jeffgrant | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog, prisonist - the blog, Uncategorized
Warning: The content below is not for everybody. But for our most compassionate and empathetic friends, we encourage you to read further. Thank you! Dear Friends, While many of you already know much of our family’s story (detailed in greater depth in an article that...
