But for the grace of God… We’re all one set of circumstances away from a different life.
The United States houses more citizens in prisons than any other country on the planet. Included in that population are people who have committed heinous crimes. Also included are the mentally ill; sometimes the innocent; those not yet charged; those suffering from addiction; youth; those raised in poverty; those whose only role models were drug dealers; those who had court appointed legal representation with a backlog of cases; those caught up in mandatory minimums; those whose parents were incarcerated before them; and those charged as young adults who, two and three decades later, are no longer the people they were when they entered. We also house those for whom either faith, family support or prison programs have succeeded in reforming, yet parole is not achievable because their particular state does not offer it or the Board that makes those decisions won’t allow it.
Walk In Those Shoes supports creative writing and reading within prison, while encouraging a dialogue regarding solutions to mass incarceration with a focus on strengths and potential. The Friends & Resources page is intended to highlight additional support.
Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.
Hebrews 13:3
The artwork for this page was contributed by Cerron T. Hooks, an artist who lives on Death Row in North Carolina.
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