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PRISON HEALTH CARE WOE’S
IDOC and its numerous prison facilities, throughout the State of Illinois, has a whopping 32 million dollar deficit in regards to paying its bills. There have been numerous writings and reports on IDOC’s severe “Medical situation” which has claimed the lives of numerous inmates, due to the lack of adequate medical care. The Chicago Sun-times,…
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Mental Health Update
Source: Chicago Law Bulletin June 2018 Issue In 2007, a prisoner named Ashoor Rasho filed a pro se lawsuit arguing that IDOC was violating his 8th amendment rights by failing to provide proper medical treatment. A year later, Attorney Marc R Kadish of Mayer Brown LLP agreed to be his lawyer. After years of court…
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Root Causes
” I was born black, I lived black, and I’m gonna die black, probably because some cracker knows I’m black-better -than you nigga- is probably gonna put a bullet in the back of my head.” The Spook Who Sat by the Door. I remember when I was younger growing up, my brother and sisters and…
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Interview with “325 Miles Away” author Darrion Benson
“I Want To Fly Home” I want to fly away extend my arms wait for the wind to lift me I’ll fly to a place where they get me and understand who I am Don’t miss me I’ll be where I belong I’ll be home. PE: Darrion, It’s always an honor to meet a…
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LEVIATHAN
Leviathan- 1. A large sea animal. 2. The political state; especially a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy. I’ve always viewed this existence with a level of marvel & fear. Who knows when or where the catalyst of this misconceived ideal morphed my reality, where infamy was heralded, when one was branded a man by…
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What are the Root Causes of Violence Committed by Black Men in Their Own Communities? By S.H.
In my opinion, one of the reasons for the senseless cycle of violence being perpetrated by my brothers could be traced back hundreds of years. In 1712, Willie Lynch, a slave owner from the West Indies, spoke to a large crowd of slave owners on the bank of the James River in the English Colony…
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Violence Prevention – “March Madness” and “Buried Alive”
The Violence Prevention program is a proven effective model that is designed to be a peer group based therapeutic program for the incarcerated. The program was established as a continuation and extension of the Lifestyle Redirection program – A 12 week course that teaches participants various life lesson practices geared to replace negative and destructive…
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Violence Prevention Program- VPP at Dixon Correctional Center
The designers of the VPP believe this program can be just as elective decreasing violence in troubled communities as it is in Dixon CC. We base this belief on our experiences both outside and inside of prison. Inside of prison, men serving long term sentences are often tasked with helping younger prisoners, who are just…
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“Know Your Consequences”
This model is designed to educate participants about the law, more specifically, law and legal issues which affect the incarcerated. Every session lasts about two hours. For that time, the facilitator will discuss a specific topic. The topics are chosen from case laws requested by one of the participants: newly published cases in PLN, Chicago…
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“Family Struggle-or-Family Hustle” (Prison Effects on Families)
Content: 1. Family Struggle 2. Family Hustle 3. Closing: Spoken Word “Cycle Reincarnated” Family Struggle Imagine your wrists being wrapped in handcuffs, a judge imposing long math numbers and iron bars being slammed shut in the face of the man of your household. The man who once was the financial back-bone can no longer support…