by Daniel A. Rosen | In early January, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam proposed three modest changes to the state's criminal laws in advance of the Assembly's 2020 legislative session. All three common-sense reforms were passed and signed into law, though not without significant friction and controversy. The more serious justice reforms proposed during this Assembly … Continue reading Virginia’s Justice System is Not ‘Working’
Dispatches
Rape, Overdose, and Suicide: A Week of Dysfunction in Prison
by Daniel A. Rosen | Attorney General William Barr recently characterized Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison as the product of a "perfect storm of screw-ups" and "serious irregularities." As if only some unforeseeable and unpredictable machinations could have produced such a result. But at the prison where I reside, in one week alone in early … Continue reading Rape, Overdose, and Suicide: A Week of Dysfunction in Prison
Dropping the Soap
by Daniel A. Rosen | It's the one thing that even well-intentioned, non-homophobic people will advise you, when they know you're headed to prison. It's the joke they'll all predictably make, perhaps to ease the tension of the moment, or because they don't know what else to say: Whatever you do, do not, under any … Continue reading Dropping the Soap
Higher and Higher
by Daniel A. Rosen I was talking on the phone on a Saturday evening last month when the PA system crackled and a stressed voice announced: "The boulevard and all rec yards are closed; offenders will report back to their dorms immediately." Something serious was clearly afoot, and everyone rushed to the front windows to … Continue reading Higher and Higher
Prison2Work.org
A recruiting agency for returning citizens, building a prison to work pipeline. by Daniel A. Rosen | MissionTo create a "prison to work pipeline" for returning citizens through tailored job search, recruiting and hiring, community partnerships, and the power of social media.The Why America and the world are recovering from the pandemic, but our economy is … Continue reading Prison2Work.org
HoTrEd DC Academy
Slide Deck - Proposal for a Hospitality Training and Education Academy at the DC Jail by Daniel A. Rosen | "He who opens a school door, closes a prison." -Victor Hugo I. THE WHY: An Idea Born in a Jail Cell In 1994, David J. Rothman wrote that “The least controversial observation one can make … Continue reading HoTrEd DC Academy
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