From Sore to Soar
Incarceration/Jail
At-a-Glance
Stress in prison is greater than the standard population yet there is still a lack of mental health support (Bronson & Berzofsky,2017)
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Supportive Advosources
Sex Worker Outreach Project Behind Bars
Website: https://www.swopbehindbars.org/
Description: Advocacy and legal help, letters to probation officers, record expungement, re-entry support, lawyer, pre-sentencing letters of support related to charges of solicitation and sex work
Hour Children
Website: https://hourchildren.org/
Description: Supporting women and their families during and after incarceration and equips them with the tools to build their futures.
Prison Fellowship
Website: https://www.prisonfellowship.org
Description: Uses biblical view for justice reform, grassroots activism, restorative changes to prisons, strengthening family bonds
Silent Cry
Website: https://silentcryinc.org/
Description: a holistic approach to aftercare from mass incarceration, gun violence, and trauma
The Marshall Project
Website: https://www.themarshallproject.org
Description: A news organization reflecting fair, transparent issues on the U.S. criminal justice system.
Volunteers Across America
Description: Gives returning citizens who have been incarcerated, in prison, or jail a second chance, and the respect and dignity that goes along with it.
Other Resources:
NATIONAL CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE (NCJFCJ)
Website: https://www.ncjfcj.org
Description:The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is the oldest judicial membership organization in the country and provides all judges, courts, and related agencies involved with juvenile, family, and domestic violence cases with the knowledge and skills to improve the lives of the families and children who seek justice. - Implementation Sites, Model Courts, and Project ONE.
References
Bronson, J. & Berzofsky, M. (2017). Special Report: Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-2012. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Us. Department of Justice Office of the Justice Program.