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10.10.24. Boston Globe.
"Meet the local artist hosting pay-what-you-can fund-raisers in the Public Garden" "Beginning in October of 2022, Connelly has held eight fund-raisers at the Public Garden and one at the ICA Boston. Her next event is Oct. 12; proceeds will be donated to the to The Sentencing Project and Transformational Prison Project." |
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9.20.24. Boston Globe.
"A prescription for those leaving prison," "Jamal and others became a part of the Transformational Prison Project, whereby prisoners learn and engage in restorative justice practices. Through these practices, Jamal felt equipped with “tools of problem-solving skills and emotional awareness” and he was determined to “make amends and heal the wounds that he had once inflicted.” 4.3.24. WebMD
"Is There Mental Health Help If You’re in Prison?" "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." 12.26.23. Boston Globe.
"At CambridgeSide mall, a vending machine that vends for good" "This year, the area nonprofits featured in the CambridgeSide machines are the Transformational Prison Project, which oversees restorative justice programs for people affected by the criminal justice system..." 11.3.23. WGBH.
"Life After Prison: The Long Journey Home" Chris Burrell, investigative reporter, hosts a conversation with State Senator Liz Miranda, Leslie Credle, Executive Director of Justice For housing and Noble Williams, Senior Director of Programming at Transformational Prison Project (TPP). They explore the challenges of re-entry after a time in prison and discuss solutions to be implemented. 8.31.23. Boston Bar Association.
"The Power of Proximity: How Restorative Justice Can Bridge Society’s Divides, Creator a Safer and More Humane World" "I soon became one of the most dedicated restorative justice practitioners and a leader in expanding that program inside MCI Norfolk. We focused on recruiting the most influential men in the prison, many of them lifers, viewed as irredeemable and thus excluded from prison programming. We hosted visitors from across the country who wanted to learn what we were doing." 6.15.23. MIT.
"From Hollywood to the gridiron, advocates champion restorative justice" "TPP was founded in 2013 by inmates at MCI-Norfolk, the largest medium security prison in Massachusetts. Initially, it was just a small group meeting where the men could share their stories; today, the organization partners with law schools, crime survivors, and other restorative justice groups to help those impacted by crime and incarceration, both inside and outside prisons and correctional institutions."
10.01.22. DocuCourse. "How Restorative Justice Fosters Societal Restoration | Interview with Noble Williams — DocuCourse" “When you look at Noble Williams, this is what Restorative Justice looks like: a healed person healing people. The outgrowth of RJ is that people live out a restorative life and he’s a representation of someone who is living out that life. There is no undoing the harm that people have caused others, but there is moving forward with personal healing and making amends.” —Armand Coleman, Executive Director of TPP. 9.30.22. Boston Globe
"Celtics players and coaches listen as group of formerly incarcerated men share their stories" “My story is way too common and it shouldn’t be. Before I committed my first crime, there were so many crimes committed against me first, which allowed me to justify what I did. We never ask the youth what do they need and how we could help them. We tell them what they need to do.” -Noble Williams 9.13.22. End the Exception Campaign
TPP Executive Director Armand Coleman shares his story as part of the End the Exception Campaign, speaking to those who the 13th Amendment has failed to protect |
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5.24.22. WBUR.
"Compassionate release for aging prisoners isn't enough" “At first, I didn’t want to go to Norfolk at all. That’s where lifers were sent to die.” |
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5.22.22. The Tufts Daily
"Senior Profile: Claudia Guetta reflects on involvement with TUPIT" “Outside of TUPIT-related efforts, Guetta works with a restorative justice program in the Boston area called the Transformational Prison Project, which seeks to expand the perception of justice as something that only exists in the criminal justice system. The program facilitates spaces for people to think about harms: the harms they’ve caused, they’ve experienced and how to heal from them. According to Guetta, the program aims to create accountability as people in a community.” |
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3.25.22. WBUR.
"Mass. parole board reviews release terms for Koonce after commuted sentence" "Koonce's attorney, Tim Foley, said the plan for Koonce's release includes a job at the Transformational Prison Project, a group of formerly incarcerated people who organize restorative justice programs." |