CHANGE IS ON THE WAY

This past Sunday, I applied for a Social Work job.  I have an interview tomorrow at 1:30.  If I get hired, what will become of Prison CONversation or the many other projects I am involved with? I don’t have an answer but change presents opportunities to evaluate...

DISCLOSURE

Several days ago, I attended my Sex Addicts Anonymous meeting.  We had a newcomer who had traveled some distance even though a group closer to his home was an option.  He was afraid of finding someone who knew him.  We can spend so much energy being afraid of being...

MLK

Today is Martin Luther King Day.  This day is especially meaningful to those of us dealing with incarceration regardless of the crime or our situation.  I recently listened to a video by Janice Bellucci from the  Reform Sex Offender Laws group.  She gave a speech...

ADDICTIONS ARE CUNNING, BAFFLING, AND POWERFUL

Several months ago, I was contacted by Federal authorities to help a man with MS find a nursing home placement.  This is very difficult for any individual with a sex conviction for child porn.  We did find a suitable place but I learned yesterday that he was observed...

IT IS REALLY A NEW YEAR

Hello and Happy New Year to everyone.  I hope this year brings some clarity to our terrifying world and some sense of inner peace.  It is up to each of us to work together to create that sense of peace.  It doesn’t happen without effort.   Prison...