More than 60% of all former convicts will be rearrested, according to a 1994 Department of Justice study. The Prison Entrepreneurship Program provides job training to help current inmates break the cycle.
My name is Minister Diona Chandler and I represent the Florida General Baptist Convention State Prison Ministry. I am the Chairperson and need not tell you how vast the responsibility is to service our state. I created this blog to share with the family members of those who are incarcerated and or have been formerly incarcerated. The vision is create a state network to empower, encourage and inspire the families and the victims. I will check my blog everyday. The hand has been extended, don’t leave me hanging. Diona
In India, every year 1.1 million unborn baby girls die before they are born. A disturbing print ad to raise awareness of female foeticide from Contract Advertising Mumbai:
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA – International Justice Mission Bolivia is hosting training programs for Bolivia?s Special Anti-Crime Forces (Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Crimen) on strategies to combat sex trafficking.
The U.N.’s World Food Programme feeds 70 million a year and now faces a budget shortfall of $750,000. High fuel prices, increased demand in India and China, and increased biofuel production all contribute to the ongoing global food crisis.
Mix 11 languages, 18,000 miles, 7 years, 3 continents, 17 times zones, 14 countries, 36 million steps, one man, a backpack and a dream and you get The Earth Expedition. A mans dream to walk the worlds continents on nothing but two feet. Since 2006 Daren Wendell has been planning, saving, reading, researching, and training for The Earth Expedition; a dream that he have committed many years to accomplish. “I am drawn to challenge and what people say I cannot do. I’m attracted to risk; I’m attracted to the unexpected, attracted to new people, new languages, new cultures, and new places. People always ask me the question Why?"
Continue below to read Daren's article in Vanity Fair !
MANILA, PHILIPINES ? On June 30, 2008, a perpetrator convicted of trafficking for sexual exploitation was sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to pay damages to her victims, who were represented by IJM Manila?s legal team. The sentence marks the Philippines? 11th conviction for human trafficking since the country?s anti-trafficking legislation came into effect in 2003. ?This conviction is a clear statement that the trafficking of minors is simply unacceptable in the Philippines,? explains Carmela Andal-Castro, Director of IJM Manila.
Middle Tennessee advocates for clean water had a chance to join a national awareness-raising bike ride Saturday, if only for a couple of hours.
The longer trip began with 18 people on June 10 in Los Angeles to bring attention to the need for cleaner water in sub-Saharan Africa. As the Ride:Well Tour team made its stop in Nashville, riders participated in a city ride, giving locals a chance to participate and help raise funds.
With the combination of the Ride:Well Tour cyclists and about 100 local cyclists, the local goal of $10,000 was met and exceeded. (story continued)