Greg Boyle, S.J., will speak about the joys and challenges of helping those who have been caught up in cycles of gang violence to rebuild their lives.
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Posted inFaith, News Analysis
San Quentin’s chaplain: California’s death penalty moratorium has given us hope
Everything about the death penalty system seemed to be designed to deny hope.
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A virtual reality tour of solitary confinement helps religious groups rally for a ban
There is a growing awareness about solitary confinement, a practice affecting 60,000 to 100,000 people in U.S. prisons.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
The wisdom of ‘The Work’: self-discovery inside a prison’s walls
A 2017 documentary invites viewers into the depths of human souls.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: ‘Refuge in Hell’ is a Dante-esque journey into our prison system
Nowhere is the contrast between Christian love and hellish indifference more stark than in our prison system.
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Vatican Christmas stamps feature inmate’s art
As the Christmas season draws near, the Vatican postal service prepared a unique set of commemorative stamps designed by a talented, yet unlikely, artist: a prisoner serving a life sentence.
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Video looks at religion’s redemptive role on imprisoned gang members
Gold explained how the U.S. had been involved over the years in El Salvador, inadvertently creating the conditions that fomented the growth of gangs in the Central American country shortly after the 1980-1992 civil war that was partially funded by the U.S. government.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Prison strike seeks to defend humanity of U.S. inmates
Organizers report that inmates in at least 17 states planned to join the protest.
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Nebraska Catholic bishops oppose execution of death-row inmate
Encouraging an act of mercy and arguing it would not compromise justice, Nebraska’s three Catholic bishops said July 6 they oppose the scheduled execution in August of death-row inmate Carey Dean Moore.
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Who will care for the guards?
Our July 4 guest is Eve Tushnet, a contributing writer for America and author of Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith and Amends: A Novel. We discuss her recent article, “You have heard it said: Visit the imprisoned. But what about their guards?” Listen to the show live on Wednesday at 1:00 PM EST on […]