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Medical debt haunts returned citizens in many states  

May 18, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Prisons and jails have scarcely ever supported healthy living, and their medical care systems have had an infamous reputation of uncertain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: medical debt

Spending stats give American West a bad name

May 13, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

If California ended up sold to the Kingdom of Denmark as proposed in a recent online petition, the remaining American West might breathe a collective … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Research

Prison Policy Initiative highlights eight ways to shorten sentences

May 11, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Derby students get a first hand look at SQ prison cells

In the half century since the beginning of mass incarceration, population numbers of lifers alone have surpassed the entire prison population count … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Prison Policy Initiative

Film review: Finding spirituality along the traveled road  

March 23, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Some religionists might look for their places of worship in churches, in temples, in consecrated edifices representing their assorted forms of faith. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: Leon Logothesis, The Kindness Within

Book Review: Thicker than Water

March 20, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Kerry Washington’s memoir reveals complications from childhood to Hollywood My first acquaintance with Kerry Washington happened almost three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOOK REVIEW Tagged With: Kerry Washington, memoir, Thicker than Water

Study finds no connection between zodiac signs and imprisonment

March 16, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Would someone born under the sign of Aries more likely end up convicted of a crime than someone born under the sign of Cancer? Would an Aquarius … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research

Grammy winner Chanticleer presents a cappella concert at SQ

March 14, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

One could not have harmony if everyone sang the same note. Without diversity, harmony would never arise — an idea applying not just to music. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Chanticleer, Linda Rice

Incarcerated uniquely disadvantaged in bankruptcy filings

March 13, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Corporate bankruptcies happen more often than anyone would want them to happen. Most of the time, they deal with companies that have insufficient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MONEY MATTERS Tagged With: bankruptcy

Concert pianist performs Christmas carols

February 20, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Concert pianist Linda Rice performed a Christmas carols concert at Chapel B Saturday, December 7. Also known as a world-renowned harpist, Rice has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Linda Rice

Survey finds only 21% of Americans have confidence in justice system

February 19, 2025 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Americans lacked confidence in the American criminal justice system, said survey results as published by the Gallup News Service. Fewer Americans had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: criminal justice system, Gallup, polling

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