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Heidi Gerard: Addiction Recovery Is Hard. Funding It Shouldn’t Be

I work with moms and kids on their recovery journey. Funding for centers like mine is woefully small compared to the need.

June 20, 2024 · Leave a comment

Peter Makuck: Recycled (corrected version)

His girlfriend sat in the car. The other cop was at the passenger door, probably shouting for her to exit the vehicle with your hands above your head where I can see them. I watch too many “Law and Order” reruns.

March 19, 2021 · Leave a comment

Video: Out of Chaos

When a judge handed me two life sentences, it felt like drinking a cup of fire.

November 15, 2019 · Leave a comment

The Sentencing Project: Juvenile Lifers

Life in prison without the possibility of parole gives no chance for fulfillment outside prison walls, no chance for reconciliation with society, no hope. Maturity can lead to that considered … Continue reading

August 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

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