Second: Chance…. But Who’s Counting?
The hard fact is, some people commit multiple crimes and serve more than one sentence, before getting it right. Aren’t they just as human as the rest of us? How rare it is for humans to [...]
State of Emergency
This past week saw record-breaking weather conditions in Nashville. The snow, ice and frigid temps caused Tennessee’s governor to declare a State of Emergency, and our Mayor urged drivers [...]
A Vibrant City and Its Ex-Incarcerated Population
Nashville, like many American metropolises, turned its back on its river for years. Never mind that the Cumberland cut a deep and wide swath through the central city. Never mind that it was an [...]
Breaking Good
It is the stuff of TV drama: a straight-laced, hard-working, law-abiding man reaches a tipping point — he sees that, in the face of terminal illness and the seemingly insurmountable need to [...]
The Employment of Ex-Offenders is Important to Everyone
It’s tempting not to think about folks getting out of prison, returning to our neighborhoods. If you’ve never been to prison, it’s easy to be suspicious and dismissive of those [...]
