by Sophia Abraham-Raveson I am entering a room I have never been in before. The lighting is bright and harsh, and the eyes that I see...

By Janice Lion I am listening to a narrow-faced man wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a stiff white buttoned-down shirt with a black and...

by Bobbi Smisko I arrived at Phoenix Prison on November 29, 2018 at 5:30 pm to volunteer in my weekly restorative justice program. Once...

by Bobbi Smisko I walked down the ramp as I left the prison last evening, my walker rumbling before me on the uneven cement.. My fellow...

by Jennifer Guzzardi I am scattered. My mind is full, and my thoughts are spontaneous and temporary. I’m driving to SCI Phoenix. It’s...

By Larry Stromberg and Eli Goodrich 2019 I was reminded of shared humanity, and this is no small thing when considering the pursuit of...

By Shawnfatee "Muhsin" Bridges December 7, 2019 After spending twenty years on death row, then being thrust into general population, I...

By Robert "Crusty" Lindsay December 7, 2019 I was invited to LCU groups every month for 12 years by the cofounder Phill, and in 2015 I...

By Richard Gross February 1, 2020 I was facilitating a mini RJ workshop: four sessions on a weekend. We were in a different room than...

By Richard Gross December 7, 2019 It was the first winter at Phoenix and I was facilitating a 10-week RJ Intro workshop. We met in the...

By Peter Prah Hogan 2019 I was born in North Philly. My father was a vet of the second world war. I have five brothers and three sisters....

By Larry Stromberg December 7, 2019 My name is Larry Stromberg. I am a facilitator for Let’s Circle Up!, a Restorative Justice workshop...

By Kenneth Holmes December 7, 2019 I do not know what to think of the sentiment, “almost there/here.” I often hear it, when my family...

By Jamaul "Ace" King February 1, 2020 Intro to the Program A guy named Sean was introduced to me by my cellmate, Wiz. Him and Wiz were...

By Eli Goodrich December 7, 2019 I am sitting in a crowded room where everyone is talking, but no one is talking to me. I know a few guys...

By Edward Hudak December 7, 2019 I am at SCI-Phoenix, a room by the West Chapel. We are having our monthly Community Workshop with guests...

By Charles Boyd December 7, 2019 We members and friends of Let’s Circle Up have participated in many circles, a way that indigenous...

By Bob December 7, 2019 Let’s Circle Up has provided a therapeutic setting for me when I didn’t even realize I needed consoling. It...

By Anne Dalke November 2, 2019 Halloween 2019. My entry has been easy tonight. I have finally found the right bra, one I can wear to get...

By Maco "Mu" Maldonado January 5, 2018 There have been many memorable restorative justice moments throughout the past nine years that...