Francesca Flood is a doctoral candidate at Argosy University in the process of writing her dissertation, “Finding Meaning for the Post-Incarcerated Wounded Healer.” Having been formerly incarcerated Ms. Flood understands the need to find meaning in life, and how others who have travelled the same journey would greatly benefit from exploring the subject. Ms. Flood is … [Read more...]
Op-ed: For a safer society, send fewer to prison
There is a great OP ED article regarding support for the criminal justice reform legislation that will be proposed this legislative session today in the Salt Lake Tribune. It is written by Rollin Cook, Executive Director of Department of Corrections, John King, Provo Police Chief, and Jim Tracy , Utah County Sheriff. View Article at Salt Lake Tribune's Website CCJJ … [Read more...]
UPAN ACTION/CHANGE Priorities for 2015
First introduced at our January 12th monthly meeting, the following is the UPAN Action/Change Priorities for FY2015. Inmate Placement Program (IPP) and County Jails Board of Pardons and Parole Sex Offender Population Ontracting with County Jails – “Inmate Placement Program” Currently, the Department of Corrections sends about a quarter of state prison inmates … [Read more...]
PrisonEd 2014 Year-End Report
Greetings Associates and Friends of PrisonEd! Below is a summary year-end report of activities for 2014. Download PDF We are gearing up for significant expansion in 2015 including additional courses such as: Entrepreneurship Write Your Own History Personal Finance Ethics Vocabulary and others We are looking for people who are interested in assisting with … [Read more...]