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Today, he’s taken a paid fellowship with the Transformational Prison Project, a group led by four former inmates that meet with prisoners at Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk, Massachusetts, where Deal once served time. To support healing, the group allows inmates to discuss their personal trauma with fellow inmates in the group. It’s a way for those on the inside to provide mental health care for one another.
Is There Mental Health Help If You’re in Prison? (webmd.com) |
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“And since 2021 we have worked with the Mutual Aid Eastie, the Transformational Prison Project, the Neighborhood Trauma Team, and the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen to support bimonthly restorative justice circles promoting wellness, healing, and community connection for East Boston residents.”
Maverick Landing Community Service Among Eight Local Nonprofits To Receive COVID-19 Recovery Funds – East Boston Times-Free Press (eastietimes.com) |
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Anderson had a dialogue with the audience about his life—his childhood, how he ended up in prison, his process of rebuilding his life, and working with the Transformational Prison Project after getting out of prison
UMass Boston choirs beautifully blend art and activism | Arts & Lifestyle | umassmedia.com |
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"Today I am in support of a brother and friend who has been the most influential person in my life."
INNOVATIVE REENTRY: THE FOCUS OF THOMAS KOONCE’S PAROLE HEARING (digboston.com) |
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WCVB 5 CHRONICLE
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"Restorative Justice: Bringing Criminals and Victims Together to Make Stolen Lives Matter"
https://www.wcvb.com/article/a-new-way-to-find-justice-in-the-suburbs/8460206 https://www.wcvb.com/article/choosing-forgiveness/8460203 https://www.wcvb.com/article/bringing-inmates-and-victims-of-crime-together/8460150 https://www.wcvb.com/article/why-she-forgave-her-sons-killer/8460148 |
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NEW YORK TIMES
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“By Talking, Inmates and Victims Make Things ‘More Right’”.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/us/by-talking-inmates-and-victims-make-things-more-right.html?_r=0 |
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WBUR (BOSTON RADIO)
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"At Mass. prison, inmates and victims get a chance at dialogue"
https://www.wbur.org/morningedition/2016/02/16/restorative-justice-norfolk-prison |
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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
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“Restorative Justice or Punitive Justice?”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-career-within-you/201408/restorative-justice-or-punitive-justice |
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HARVARD MAGAZINE
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