Justin Corney has been writing blogs for Prison Writes since we started. Justin now lives with his wife and children and works full time in a hospital. Since I've met him he's impressed me as what I can only describe as a gentle soul. So, the question to ask as you read this, what circumstances would lead such a person to such violence? Some of the answers are in his earlier posts about his childhood trauma, and some answers are in this piece, about what type of a place we

Prison Writes and JustLeadershipUSA visited with a group of young leaders in the Girls as Activists Leaders and Advocates (GALA) group at the Lower East Side Girls Club. Arnequa, Community Organizer from JustLeadershipUSA, outlined why the best way to solve the problem of Rikers Island injustice and violence is to #CloseRikers. We discussed impact on friends, families, individuals and community. We considered alterative ways to spend the $208,500. annual cost per person o