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S E XF OR S HE L T E R Ip r a yt h i sl e t t e rr e a c h e sy o ui nt h eb e s to fh e a l t ha n ds p i r i t s .Ip r a ye v e r y t h i n gi s w e l l w i t hy o ua n dy o u rf a mi l y .Iw a sj u s t s i t t i n gh e r el o o k i n ga t y o u rp i c t u r et h i n k i n g w h a t af o o l Imu s t h a v eb e e nt ol e t y o ug o .Iw a sw o n d e r i n gi fy o uh a v ef o r g i v e nme f o rl e a v i n ga n di fy o uw o u l db ew i l l i n gt og i v emea n o t h e rc h a n c e …

Tr ansl at i on:Iam aboutt oc omehomeandIneeds omewher et os t ay .

Of t enwhenwet hi nkofr eent r y ,empl oymentappear st obet hegr eat estc onc er n,howev ert hemosti mpor t antcomponentofr eent r yi s housi ng.I nt heSt at eofNewYor kandmanyot herj ur i s di c t i ons ,noonecanber el eas edwi t houtanappr ovedaddr es s.Yet ,howmanyi nc ar cer at edi ndi v i dual sownahomeorwer eabl et omai nt ai nt hei rl easewhi l et heywer ei npr i s on?How manyi nc ar cer at edi ndi vi dual s hav et her es our c est ogetanapar t mentpr i ort o,ors hor t l yaf t ert hei rr el ease? Theanswert obot hquest i onsar ev er yf ew.So,howdoes aper sonf i ndanaddr es s? Ther ear eaf ew opt i ons .Onec anber el eas edt oas hel t er .Onec anber el easedt oat r ansi t i onalpr ogr am.

Maybe,onei sl uck yenought of i ndaf ami l ymembert hatwi l l ac commodat ehi m.Whent heseopt i onsf ai l orar eunav ai l abl e,r et ur ni ngci t i z ensar er educ edt ot r adi ngsexf orshel t er .Thati s,f i ndi ngawoman( orman)t hatwi l l bec omet hei rsi gni f i cantot hers ot hatt heycanuse t hei raddr es s.Whi l et hi spr oposi t i onmi ghts oundvi abl e,i tmaybet hatt heper s onr et ur ni nghomei scr eat i ngapot ent i al pi t f al l t hatc anadv er sel yaf f ecthi sorherr eent r ygoal s.

Thedy nami coft r adi ngsexf orshel t erhasl ongbeenr ec ogni z edi nt her eal m ofpubl i cheal t h.I ti st heor i zedt hatpeopl ewhoar ehomel ess wi l lent eri nt or el at i ons hi psi nor dert ohav eapl acet ost ay .Thes er el at i ons hi psputbot hi ndi vi dual satr i skofspr eadi ngSTDsandot her di s eas es.Cons equent l y ,womenar eof t ent heobj ectoft hi sc onc er n.Howev er ,i tcanbet hatmenal s opar t i c i pat ei nt hi st y peofbehavi or .

Whenaper s oni si nc ar cer at ed,t heyar ef undament al l yhomel es sunl esst heyar emar r i edandt hei rwi f emai nt ai nst hei rhomewhi l ehei s away .Thi smeanst hathewoul dhavet of i ndapl acet os t aybef or ehei sr el eased.Themostef f ect i v ewayt odot hi si st ohookupwi t h s omeonewhohasanapar t ment .Whi l et heyar ei ncar cer at ed,menr eachoutt owoment heydeal twi t hi nt hepastormetwhi l et heywer e i npr i son.Theyunder s t andt hati ft heydon’ thaveanaddr ess ,t heywi l l notber el eased.

Ofcour se,onedoesnotwakeupands ayt hathei sgoi ngt ot r ades exf ors hel t er .Never t hel es s,t heof t enr epeat edques t i oni s,“ Iam aboutt oc omehome,canIuseyouraddr ess ?”Thepr opos i t i oni sc l ear .Iwhohav enopr oper t y ,noj ob,nosavi ngs,andnowayoft aki ng c ar eofmy sel fam wi l l i ngt oof f eryout heonl yt hi ngIhavet obar t er mybodyandmycompani onshi pi fyoul etmeus eyouraddr ess.Howev er ,i st hi sr eal l ycl ear ? Ther ei snot hi ngwr ongwi t hmenandwomenf al l i ngi nl oveandent er i ngi nt or el at i ons hi ps,buti si twr ongent er i ngi nt oar el at i onshi psol el yt ohavesomewher et os t ay? Whatwoul dmakeawomenf eel t hataccept i ngamani nt oherhomei sagr eat i deaandawi s edec i s i on?Ri ghtorwr ong,t r adi ngs exf ors hel t eri nt hi scont exti si ndi c at i veofagr eat ersoc i al pr obl em.

Massi ncar cer at i onandt hehi st or i cdec i mat i onofmal esf r om Af r i canAmer i c an/ Hi spani ccommuni t i esi soneoft hegr eat estsoci alpr obl emst hataf f ectcommuni t i esofcol or .Thi sdec i mat i onc anbet r ac edbackt ot heReconst r uc t i onEr awher el awswer ec r eat edt or eens l av et heAf r i c anandcommandf r eel abort hr ought hec onv i ctl easesy s t em.Thes el awswer edi r ect edatmal esandgener al l yl ef t womenandc hi l dr ent oc ar ef ort hemsel ves .

Ast i mepr ogr es sed,andwi t hgov er nment al ai d( wel f ar eandSect i on8) ,womeni ncr eas i ngl y bec amec us t odi ansoft hehomest ead.Whi l et hi smi ghts oundmi sogy ni s t i c,t hedeci mat i onofmal esf r om t hecommuni t yupsett hebal anc eofpoweri naover whel mi ngl ypat er nal i s t i cs oc i et y .Whet heri ti spr i ort o,dur i ng,oraf t eri ncar cer at i on,becaus ewomenhol dt het i t l e t opr oper t y ,t hemani sf or cedt os eekheras s i s t ancei nf i ndi nghous i ng.Thi swomancanbehi swi f e,hi ss i s t er ,hi smot her ,orawoman hemetasapenpal .Womenof t enhavenopr obl em s uppor t i ngt hos et heyl ov ewhi l et heyar ei ncar cer at ed,butours oc i et yl ookatmen aspr ot ec t or sandmai nt ai ner sofwomen.So,whathappenswhent hi sbal anc eofpoweri supsetandwomenbecomet hepr ot ec t or sand mai nt ai ner sofmen?Nat ur al l y ,t hewomani si naposi t i ont ocal lt heshot sandt hemanmustcapi t ul at ei fhehopest omai nt ai nhi saddr ess. c ont i nuedpg6

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E DI T ORI AL c ont i nuedf r om pg5 Thepr opos i t i onofbei ngr el eas edf r om pr i s onc omeswi t ht hepr oposi t i ont hatt hemanwi l lr et ur nt ohi sr i ght f ulpl aceast heheadoft he f ami l y .Unf or t unat el y ,t hi st r ans f erofpowerwi l lnotbei mmedi at e,butt hehopei st hatt hemancangetonhi sf eeti nat i mel ymanner .I t i satt hi spoi ntt hatt heal l i mpor t antcomponentofwor kc omei nt opl ay .I ft hemanc angetbackt owor katal ev el wher ehecans ust ai na womanandherc hi l dr en,t henal lwi l lbewel l .I fhecannot ,t henhopei sl os tandt heuni oni sst r es sed.Whent heuni oni ss t r ess ed,not onl yi st her el at i onshi pi nj eopar dy ,t hehous i ngar r angementi sal s oi ndangerofbei ngr econsi der ed.Ex cepti nex t r aor di nar ycas es,t he womancannotunder st andwhys hei st aki ngc ar eofagr ownman.Fur t her ,ast hec ust odi anoft hehomest ead,s hei si naposi t i ont ocal l t heshot sandmaket her ul es .I nt hecaseofpar ol e,t hemanc annotl eavet hehousewi t houtex pr es sper mi ss i onf r om hi spar ol eof f i c er andanappr ov edaddr esst or et ur nt o.Fort heman,t heposs i bi l i t yofbei ngr et ur nedt opr i soni sr eal ,notbecauseher eof f ended,but r at herbecauset her el at i onshi pdi dnotwor kout .Undert hes eci r cumst anc es ,sexal onei snotpower f ul enought os ust ai ns hel t er .

Whi l ewemi ghtnotpubl i cl yt al kaboutment r adi ngsexf orshel t er ,t hos ewhoar ehopi ngt ober el easeds oonandar ec ont empl at i ngr euni t i ngwi t ht hei rhi ghs chools weet hear tormov i ngi nwi t ht hei rpenpals houl dbeawar eoft hechal l enges.Thewor s tt hi ngaper s onwoul d wantt odoi sf i ndt hemsel v esi nasi t uat i onwher et heyar ehomel es sandi ndangerofbei ngv i ol at edf ornoot herr eas ont hanbei ngi na badr el at i onshi p.Thebes tans wert ot hepr obl em woul dbemor et r ans i t i onalpr ogr amsdesi gnedt osuppor tt her et ur ni ngci t i z enunt i lhe c anbecomesel fsuf f i ci ent .Unf or t unat el y ,t her ei sashor t ageoft r ansi t i onalpr ogr amsandt hoset hatexi star enot hi ngmor et hanwar ehouseswi t hl i t t l er esour cest oact ual l yef f ect uat et het r ans i t i ont oper manenthous i ng.Wi l l t hi si nf or mat i onpr ev entmenf r om seeki ngout woment os har es hel t erwi t h? Pr obabl ynot .Thehopei st hati ndi v i dual spr epar i ngt or et ur nt osoc i et ywi l lbebet t eri nf or medandbet t er c ons i dert hedec i s i onst heyar eaboutt omak e.Whi l eev er y onei shappyaboutt hepr opos i t i onofcomi nghomeandr euni t i ngwi t hl ov ed ones,noonewant st oent eri nt oas i t uat i ont hathast hepot ent i al t obeahi ndr ancet osuc ces sf ul r eent r y .

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Ti mewasr unni ngout .

Then,i nt hes oundofabuz z er ,ev er y t hi ng c hanged.The depr es s i on was r epl ac ed wi t h unbr i dl ed j oy ,ex c i t ementand f ul f i l l ment ,eas i l ybec omi ng t he mos tr emember edmomentofmyi nc ar c er at i onex per i enc e.

Andt hats ay sal otbec aus eIwasr el eas edear l yf r om det ent i on–andnotev en ear l yr el eas ec oul dt op t hi sf eel i ng!So whathadmes of r us t r at ed?

Ihadnotr ec ei v edt heabs ent eebal l ott hat woul d per mi tme t ov ot ei nt he Gener al El ec t i on.Ihadv ot edi nt hePr i mar yEl ec t i oni nSept ember ,andIwasr eal l yl ook i ng f or war d t o v ot i ng i n t he Nov ember mi dt er m.Is ubmi t t edanabs ent eebal l ot week sagobutt woweek sbef or et heEl ec t i on,Is t i l lhadn’ tr ec ei v ed t he bal l otby mai l .Iwr ot et ot heBoar dofEl ec t i onsi n mi dOc t oberi nqui r i ng aboutmyappl i c at i onandc onf i r medt hei nf or mat i ononf i l e.

Howev er ,Ihadn’ tgot t en a r epl y .Iwas l os i ngt i me.

Theof f i c ers ai dt oput onmy“ or ange” , t ak e myJ I Dc ar d,andheadt ot hes al l y por t .I t hought :l egall et t erormoneyor der .Good t hi ngs ,r i ght ?

Man,i tgotev enbet t er .Fi r s tof f ,It houghti t waswei r dt hatt heof f i c er sr eques t edt hatI ber el eas edf r om t hes al l y por t .That ’ sdi f f er ent .Up unt i lt hatmoment ,t hey had al way shadmes i gnf ort hemoneyor der s orr ec ei v emyl egalmai li nt hes al l y por t .

Then,whenIwal k eddownt hec or r i dort o t heof f i c er ’ sdes k ,t heof f i c er sas k edmet o pr onounc emyname.It houghtt omy s el f , So,t her eIwas ,t hedaybef or eHal l oween “ t hat ’ s wei r d” .Ihad been t her ef or5 andIhadn’ tr ec ei v edmybal l ot .Iwasdi s - mont hs and Inev erhad t hatques t i on t r aught .Iwasf eel i nghopel es sandangr y . as k edbef or e.

The el ec t i on wasi n a week ,and Iwas c omi ngups hor t .

As Il ook ed t o my l ef ti nt ot he hous i ng bl oc kc l as s r oom,Is aw 4peopl es t andi ng Then,t hedoort omyc el l buz z ed.Iwal k ed t her e.Theyal lhadl any ar dsandbadges outt os eewhatt hebl oc kof f i c erwant ed. ar oundt hei rnec k s .It houghtt hey

wer et eacher s.Huh,cl ass esatni ght ?Ok,t hat ’ sgood.Wayt ogeteduc at i onal i ns t r uct i ont ot hoseofuswhohavej obsatt hej ai l andwor k i nt heday .That ’ scool .ThenIs awt wot hi ngss i t t i ngont hedesk–anabs ent eebal l otwi t hmynameoni tandaNewYor kSt at eVot er ’ s Gui de.I twast hent hatIunder s t oodwhatal lt hecommot i onwasabout .

WhatIdi dnotknowt hent hatIam happyt ok nownowi s,t hewomeni nt hatr oom wer ef r om r egi s t er NY,acampai gns t ar t edbyJ enLack ar d,whowant edt ohel ppeopl el i keme:det ai nedc i t i z ensandwant i ngt ov ot et opar t i c i pat ei nt hevot i ngpr oc es s.Thei nt er es t i ngpar ti s t heyhel peddet ai neeswhodi dn’ tev enwantt ov ot eorev erv ot edbef or e,t ak eani nt er esti nt hepol i t i c al pr oc ess.I twasf as ci nat i ngt os ee t hei mpac tt heyhadont hedet ai nees .

Ther egi s t er NYadvocat est ookt heext r aor di nar ymeas ur eofbr i ngi ngmyabs ent eebal l ott omewher et heQueensBoar dofEl ect i onshad pot ent i al l yf ai l edme.Icompl et edanappl i cat i on,Imai l edi tof fc or r ec t l y .

Ther ei snol ogi c al r easonwhyIdi dn’ tr ecei vei tbutt hi ngshappen, ofnof aul tofonepar t i cul arper sonbutr at herofal ar gerunor gani zedsy s t em.Thef actt hatmybal l otwaschaseddown,andasIheari t , pi c k edupatt heBoar dofEl ec t i onsont heSundaybef or eEl ect i onDay ,br oughtj oyt omet hatIcoul dex er ci s emyci vi cdut yandv ot e.I n t hatmoment ,myv ot ewasmyhopeandt hewonder f ul peopl eatr egi st er NYhel pedt omak et hatpos si bl e.

Ibel i ev ei nt hepoweroft hebal l ot .I ti smyhope.I ti smyvoi c e.Aqui ckl ookatanydat abaseshowst hatIam at r i pl epr i mevot er .Ivot e i ns peci alel ec t i ons .Ivot ei npr i mar i es.Ivot ei ngener alel ec t i ons .Iv ot ef ordi st r i c tl eader ,count ycommi t t ee,j udi c i aldel egat es .These ar eal l v er yi mpor t antel ect i ons.Ivot ei ns c hool boar del ec t i ons .Ivot ei nl i br ar ybudgetel ect i ons( seeNewRochel l eJ une3,2003) .I ft her e i sanel ect i on,Iam t her ecast i ngmybal l ot .Il etmyvoi c ebehear d.Iam al way sv ocal ,neversi l ent .I t ’ sbeent hatways i nc eIwas18y ear s ofage.

Vot i ngi ssos er i oust omet hatIhavet er mi nat edr el at i ons hi pswi t hpeopl ewhoc hos enott oexer ci set hei rr i ght ,whomadeupex cus es onwhyt heywer en’ tus i ngt hei rvoi c e. c ont i nuedpg8

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E DI T ORI AL c ont i nuedf r om pg7 Vot i ngi ss os er i oust omebecauseofwhatDr .Mar t i nLut herKi ngandMal col m Xs ai daboutt hepoweroft hebal l ot .

Iam af i r stgener at i onHai t i anAmer i can.Whenmypar ent sc amet ot hi sc ount r y ,t heyhadneverexper i enc edademocr ac y .Mymot her di ednev erhav i ngt her i ghtt ov ot eandi tt ookal otofper s uadi ngt ogetmyf at hert oev ent ual l yex er c i s ehi sr i ght .Igr ewupi nBr ook l y ni n adi v er sewor ki ngc l assnei ghbor hood.Thepar ent sofmos tofmyc hi l dhoodf r i endswer ef r om c ount r i eswher edemocr acywasnotpr act i c ed.Addt ot hef actt hatt heywer enonci t i zensanddi dnothav et her i ghtt ov ot eher e,madel i f eevenmor echal l engi ngf orourar ea.

How coul dwechangeourcommuni t y-ourc i r c ums t anc esi fwecoul dn’ tdi r ect l yi mpacthow t heel ect edof f i ci al swhor epr esent edus v i ewedusnonvot er s?Ihavecomet ounder st andt hepowerofv ot i ngandpar t i c i pat i on.Iembr aceandcel ebr at et hepr oces s.I thascr eat edchange.I ti sal way sunderat t ackt or educ et henumberofpeopl ewhocanexer ci s et hi sr i ghtbecausei tl eadst oc hange.Thenay s ayer sands k ept i c scan’ tchal l enget hi sf ac t ual l y .Theyknowi twor ks!That ’ swhyt hev ot erpr ocessi sal waysunderas saul t .

Amer i cahasal otofchal l enges .

Andourdemoc r ac y ,ourev er evol vi ngdemoc r ac yi sapr ovenmet hodt ot ack l et hos echal l enges.Wear e bi r t hi ngt henat i onwewantandi t shi ghi deal swi t hever yv ot e( ornot ) .Not e:2016i sapr i meexampl eofwhatyouc angetwheny ouar e notengaged,par t i ci pat i ng,v oi c i ng.Ther i ghtt ov ot ei sev erexpandi ng.Andwi t hGov er norCuomochangi ngt hel awst hatal l owpeopl e onpar ol et ovot e,t her ul eshaveal l owedust oex pr es sourvoi ce,ourhope,mak eachangei nourcommuni t i esandf ami l yc i r c umst ances, i nr eal t i me.Iwant edt oexpr es st hathope,t hatv oi c e.How c oul dIsayonet hi ng,anddoanot her ?No,Iwant edmybal l ot .Iwant edt o v ot e.I twasv i t al t ome.Ihaveencount er edsomanybr ot her sands i s t er sont hest r eet sofNewYor kwhot ol dmet hatt heycoul dn’ tr egi s t er t ov ot e,coul dn’ tv ot ebec aus et heyhaddonet i me.Nomat t erwhatf ac t sIl ai doutbef or et hem,t heyr emai nedvoi cel es s,power l essand hopel es s .NowIc ansayhey ,Iwasi ns i deandIvot ed!

Andwhi l eIhaveal waysvot edi nper s ont hi swast hef i r stt i meIev ervot edabsent ee.Asanact i veci vi cpar t i ci pant ,Ihavepr ovi dedhel p t opeopl ewhohav evot edabsent ee,knowmanyc ol l eagueswhov ot edt hi swayandi t ’ sr eal l yt hewayt ogo.Eveni fy out hi nkt her ei sa c hancet haty ouwon’ tbei nt ownorabl et ogett ot hepol l sonEl ec t i onDay ,i t ’ swor t hi tt or equestanabsent eebal l ot .Onc ey our ecei v e i t ,y ouj usthavet oc as tyourvot e,s i gni t ,andmak esur ey ougett hebal l oti nt hemai l2busi nessdaysbef or et hedat eoft heel ec t i on ( t hat ’ st hel awi nNYS) .Theonl yt hi ngt hatcangowr ongandmak ei tgos out hi si fy oudon’ thaveyourbal l ot .

AndIdi dn’ thav emi newhenIwasi nt hei ns i de.That ’ swhatmak est her egi s t er NYc ampai gns ov al uabl eandi nspi r i ng.Theybr oughtme mybal l ot .Theybr oughtmemyhope,myvoi ce,mypr os pectf orc r eat i ngc hange.Andmi r ac l esbearf r ui t .WhenIc ompl et edmybal l ot , Ms .Lac kar d( whoIdi dn’ tev enaskf orhernameorc ar dIwassof r azz l edwi t hex c i t ement )as kedmei ft her ewasany t hi ngel s et heycoul d hel pmewi t h.Isai dyes,Iwantt odowhatshei sdoi ng,whatt heywer edoi ng.Ihadmett oomanypeopl ei ns i dewhohadl osthope,t hei r v oi c eandwer ef ear f ulofspeak i ngout .Iknowper sonal l yt hatpar t i c i pat i oni naci v i canddemocr at i cpr oces schangest hatper spec t i ve, t hatmi nds et .Iwant edt obeagr eat erhel p.Sheask edt hatIcont ac theruponr el eas e.

Twoweeksaf t ermyr el easeIwasabl et oc ont actMs .Lack ar d.

Andsher emember edmeandourc onver sat i ont hatni ghti nj ai l .If ounda per s oni nher ,Ms.Fi t zger al d,andot her s ,whoar edoi ngt henever endi ngwor kt hatIpr ayedt or et ur nt owhenIwasi nsi de.I tmayt ur n outt obet hegr eat estbenef i tofmybei ngl ock edup.Iam ac t ual l yi naposi t i ont ohel pmor epeopl ef r om myst ayt hani fIhadnev erwal ked t hr ought hos egat es.Thi sar t i c l ei sj us tast ar t .Il ookf or war dt oonedays oonbr i ngi ngsomeone’ sbal l ott ot hem sot heycanhav et he s amej oyt hatIdi ds ot hatIcanhel pt hem k eept hei rhopei nt hei rv ot e.

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T HEI MP ORT ANCEOFME NT ALHE AL T HT RE A T ME NTUP ONRE E NT RY T ooof t en,weper pet uat et hes t i gmaofment al i l l nessbyl abel i ngpeopl ewhos eekandr ec ei v ement al heal t hser vi cesas“ cr azy . ”Howev er ,i ncar cer at edi ndi vi dual sar eathi ghr i s kf ordepr es si on,anxi et y ,andt r auma,par t i c ul ar l yduet ot hephysi cal separ at i onf r om t hei rcommuni t i esandl ovedones.

Asaf or merment alheal t hpr ov i deri nt heNYSpr i s ons y s t em,Iwi t nes sedt heps y chol ogi c ali mpac toff ami l y/ c ommuni t ys epar at i ondue t oi nc ar cer at i on.Iwi t ness edt hef r us t r at i onofi nc ar cer at edpar ent swhos t r uggl edt omai nt ai napr es encei nt hei rc hi l dr en’ sl i vest hr ough a30mi nut ephonecal l t hr eet i mesperweek .Iwat c hedi ndi vi dual sagoni zeovert hel oy al t yoft hei rl ovedoneswhent heydi dnotr ecei ve av i si toranenv el opef i l l edwi t hpi c t ur esf r om bac khome.Iov er hear dc onv er s at i onswher edeci si onswer emadeonhowt os pl i tr esour c es s ot hatf ami l i eshadenought oeatf ort hemont h,whi l ebei ngabl et osendamont hl yf oodpackaget opr i son.Gui l tas soci at edwi t h“ what Iam put t i ngmyf ami l yt hr ough”i sa commonemot i ont hats t i nkst heai ri npr i son.Butwhatdoi ncar cer at edi ndi v i dual sdowi t ht hi semot i on?Whi l ei ncar cer at ed,ment alheal t hs er v i c esar eavai l abl e,butwhathappenst ot hos ewhodecl i nemedi cat i onandonl ywi shest o s peakwi t hs omeoneaboutt hei rex per i enc e?Andt henwhathappenst ot hos epi nnedupemot i onswhenonei sr el eased?

Whendi s cuss i ngt heendur i ngef f ect sofmas si nc ar c er at i on,whati snotof t enment i onedi st hat :i naddi t i ont ot heac t ualphysi c aland ps yc hol ogi cal i mpr i sonment ,poornut r i t i onal sohasahugeadv er s eef f ec tonment al heal t hofi ncar cer at edi ndi vi dual s.Wehaveal l hear d t hemessage“ anappl eadayk eepst hedoc t oraway . ”However ,appl esandot herf or msoff r eshpr oducear er ar el yser v edi nt he“ mess hal l . ”Lov edonesar egener al l yr esponsi bl ef orpr ov i di ngf oodsofnut r i t i onal v al ue,s uc hasf r es hpr oduce.Moodboost i ngnut r i ent ssuc h asc al c i um,chr omi um,f ol at e,i r on,magnes i um,omega3,vi t ami nsB6andB12,andz i ncar ecommonl yf oundi nf oodssuchascol l ar d gr eens,kal e,y ogur t ,br occ ol i ,br us ss els pr out s ,spi nach,av oc ados ,nut s,sal mon,chi aseeds,swi s sandmozz ar el l acheese,t una,and pumpki ns eeds .Vi t ami nDi ses peci al l yc r uci al i nr egul at i ngmoodandi sabundant l yr ec ei vedf r om eggsands unl i ght( anot herl i mi t edr es our cef ori nc ar cer at edi ndi vi dual s) .Becauset hes eunpr oces s ed,nat ur ali t emsar ees s ent i alf orheal t handwel l nes s( butnoteas i l yacc ess i bl eorwi del yavai l abl e) ,per hapsapushf orf r es hf r ui t s ,veget abl es,andnut st onotbecount edt owar dst hewei ghtl i mi tonf oodpackages ,coul dser veasawayf ort hegover nmentt ohel pcount ert hedamagi ngef f ect sofi ncar c er at i ononone’ smoodandover al lment al heal t h.I nmyownex per i enc eofwor k i ngl onghour si napr i s on,Iwasal s oc hal l engedwi t hsi gni f i cantvi t ami ndef i c i enci es,t hatwer enot r es ol vedunt i l Ibeganwor k i ngi nac ommuni t ybas edset t i ngwher eIhadac c esst omedi cal pr ov i der s,heal t hi erf oods ,andgr eat erac cess t os unl i ght .

Idec i dedt obec omeapsy chol ogi sti nac ommuni t ybas eds et t i ngt oof f erf or merandc ur r entj ust i c ei nv ol v edi ndi vi dual saspac et ot al k aboutt het r aumasof“ t hesyst em. ”Myov er al lgoali st ogi v ei ndi vi dual sanoppor t uni t yt oshar et hei runi queandcommonc hal l engesof r eest abl i shi ngt hems el veswi t hi nt hei rf ami l i esandc ommuni t i es.Havi ngt heexper i enc eofs pendi ngmor et han8hour sperdayi na l oc k edandhi ghl ys ec ur edf aci l i t y ,gi v esmeagr eat erunder st andi ngofwhati ti sl i ket obe“ l ockeddown. ”I nmypr ac t i ceofdel i ver i ngpsy c hol ogi cals er v i c es ,Ipr omot eover al lwel l nes sasawayt oc ombatment ali l l nes s,par t i c ul ar l yt owor kt hr ought r aumast hatl edt oand havebeeni nt ensi f i edt hr oughi ncar c er at i on.

T oc onc l ude,her ei sanuggetofwi sdom: As i mpl ewayt hatcur r entandf or mer l yj us t i cei nv ol vedcanac hi ev eopt i mal heal t hi sbyseeki ng l ongt er m car ei napubl i chos pi t al ,t hatwi l l pr ov i dec ar et oal l i ndi vi dual s ,r egar dl es soft hei rabi l i t y / i nabi l i t yt oaf f or dcar e.Havi ngal l pr ov i der sunderoner oof ,decr eas esr el i anc eont heemer genc yr oom f ort r eat ment ,i ncr eas esone’ sc ompl i ancewi t hcar e,andi mpr ov es c ommuni c at i onbet weenpr ovi der s( bykeepi ngheal t hr ec or dsi nonepl ace) ,sot hatone’ sment al heal t hpr ovi derc oul dassi stcur r entand f or mer l yj us t i cei nv ol vedi ndi vi dual si ni dent i f y i ngadapt i v eway sofget t i ngt hei rneedsmet .Li nkaget os er vi cesi nt hec ommuni t yi swher e t r ueREHABI LI TATI ONbegi ns!

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COMMUNI TYF ARMI NGAHE AL I NGANDT HE RAP E UT I CE F F E CT I ti sacoolApr i lSat ur day .Thi smor ni ngwear eexpec t i ngav i s i t f r om anew gr oupt owor kt hegar dent oday .I t ' saweekendpr ogr am t hatengagesyoungadul t swhoar eonpr obat i on,i nmeani ngf ulser v i c eor i ent edwor ks uc hast r eepl ant i ng,communi t ygar deni ng,f ooddi s t r i but i ont ot hosei nneed.Igoupont hes t r eett o gr eett henewc omer s.Thef i r stpar t i c i pantInot i c ei ss t andi ngout

ofey es i ght .Myi mpr ess i onofhi mi st hatheseemsabi tdej ec t ed.

Thel i nesofdepr ess i onandt r aumaar ec l ear l yv i s i bl eonhi sf ace.

I nourexper i enceofwor ki ngi nt hegar denwehav es eenmany wi t ht r auma.Ex us er s,at r i skyout h,r et ur ni ngc i t i zensandj us tt he r egul arwor k i ngpoort hatpopul at et heSout hBr onx.Al loft he peopl ewehav ewor kedwi t h,t houghs howi ngvi s i bl esi gnsoft r a-

“ Co mmuni t yf a r mi ngp r o d uc e sahe a l i nga ndt he r a p e ut i ce f f e c tt ha tc o me swi t ht hep hy s i c a l a c to fp ut t i ng o ne sha nd si nt hes o i l e s p e c i a l l yp o p ul a t i o nst ha tha v ee x p e r i e nc e dma r g i na l i z a t i o na ndt r a uma . ” uma,al waysc omet ot hegar denwi t han ai rofhopeandposi t i vi t y .Butt her ei sadi f f er ence wi t ht he gr oup t hathas c ome t oday .

I ts oonbec omesc l earwhy .Al ongwi t ht he par t i ci pant s ar et wo pr obat i on of f i cer s .

Theycomewi t hanaut hor i t ar i andemeanor andi ti scl eart hatt hought hes eyoungmen ar e not i mpr i soned, t hey ar e st i l lnot f r eenotout war dl y ori nwar dl y .Ev en so, anyone wi shi ng t o wor k atKel l y St r eet Gar den( KSG)i swel comedt odoso.We putt het hr eey oungment owor kwhi l et he

of f i cer spar r yof ft osi tonl awnc hai r st o k eepwat ch.

Thi si sunus ual f orKSGasev er yone who c omes her e al ways par t i c i pat es on s ome l evel .Des pi t et hat ,t he wor kcont i nues .

Thewor kdayi ssc hedul edf or3hour s .But her ei st henot i c eabl emi r ac l e.They oung manwhos ef aceappear eddej ect edi snow s howi ng si gnsofr el i ef .Wor k i ng a shor t t i mei nt hes oi l ,pul l i ngupweeds,orbei ng outi nt heopenai r ,aqual i t yofr el axat i on hasappear edonhi sf ace.Awhol el ay erof t ens i onhasf al l enaway .Mostavi dgar der -

ner swi l l t el l yout hatt heac t ual phy si cal act ofgar deni ngi sas t r es sr educerandmood l i f t er .Sci ent i f i cevi denceoft hepr esenc eof soi lbac t er i aant i depr es sant si snotas ur pr i s et ot hosewhohav eex per i encedt he phenomenonper s onal l y .

Wehavebecomedi s connec t edf r om t he l and.We f or gett hatwe ar e a par tofa l ar geror gani sm andbyex t ensi ont heuni ver se.Ev er yt hi ngi ssy mbi ot i candwhen webecomedi sc onnect edf r om t hel andwe l ose a par tofour sel v est hataf f ect sour ment al ,s pi r i t ualandphys i calheal t h.

Gr owi ngf oodi sanes sent i al componentt o ourwel lbei ng.I ti st he bi ndi ng el ement t hatl i nksusal l .Moder nl i f ehasc utusof f f r om t hi ssour ceofnour i s hmentandi ti s t hemi s si onofKSG,andcommuni t ygar densi ngener al t obepar tofr eest abl i shi ng t hi sess ent i al l i nk.Byput t i ngyourhandsi n t hesoi li st obec omet r ans f or med.

T HI NKI NGGRE E NANDL I V I NGGRE E N Basi cal l y ,t hi nki nggr eenmeanst ol i veLI FE,asani ndi vi dualaswel lasaCommuni t y ,i nawayt hati sf r i endl yt ot henat ur alenvi r onmentandi sSust ai nabl ef ort heEar t h.I tmeanscont r i but i ngt owar dsmai nt ai ni ngt henat ur alecol ogi calbal ancei nt heenvi r onment ,and pr eser vi ngt hepl anetandi t snat ur al syst emsandr esour ces.I tal someanst aki ngst eps,whet herbi gorsmal l ,t omi ni mi zet hehar m youdo t ot heenvi r onment ,asar esul tofi nhabi t i ngt hi spl anet .I npr act i ce,goi nggr eenmeansadopt i ngSI Xbasi cpr i nci pl esi nyourdai l yl i f e: r educepol l ut i on,conser ver esour ces,conser veener gy ,r educeconsumpt i onandwast e,pr ot ectt heear t h’ secol ogi calbal ance.

Al lt hesepr i nci pl esar ei mpor t anti npr ot ect i ngt heenvi r onmentf r om har m,aswel lashel pi ngt oensur et hatl i vi ng( f orhumansand ot hercr eat ur es)onear t hr emai nsust ai nabl e.SOMEPEOPLEARETOXI Caswel l .Ther ef or e,i t saboutt hechangi ngofaMI NDSET.So i nyourdai l yl i f e,doadoptgr eenpr act i cesunderal lpr i nci pl es,t omakeadi f f er encei nLI VES.THI NKGREEN!I t sheal t hy&heal i ngf or f ami l i es,communi t i esandOURenvi r onment .DETOXI FY! ! !

KenBr i ghti st heFounderandEx ec ut i v eDi r ec t orofLI FEPr ogr es s i v eSer v i c esGr oup ( LPSGr oup)i nMtVer non,NY.Hav i ngs er v edov er20y ear si nbot ht heSt at eandFeder al pr i s ons y s t em,Kenpr ov i desr eent r y ,t r ans i t i onandadv oc ac ys uppor tf orf or mer l y i nc ar c er at edmenandwomenar oundNewYor kSt at e.

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I MP ORT ANCEOFE DUCA T I ON Fort hos ef aci ngc har geswhi l edet ai nedorsent encedi nl ocal j ai l s ,aswel lasper sonsi ncar cer at edi npr i son,educat i onc an makeas i gni f i c antdi f f er encei nt hel i f et heyexper i enc ef ol l owi ng t hei rr el ease.Under s t andi ngt her el at i ons hi pbet weeni ncar c er at i onandeduc at i onc anhel pemphasi z et hei mpor t anceofpr ovi di ngmor eequal i zedoppor t uni t i esf oreducat i oni nbot ht hej ai l andpr i s ons ys t ems;i ti sav i t al s oci al r esponsi bi l i t y .Forani nc ar cer at ed i ndi v i dual ,r ecei v i ng an educat i on c an r edi r ectt he cour s eoft hei rl i f ebeyondt headv er seef f ec t sofpover t y ,f ami l i al i nc ar c er at i on,meani ngl essj obsandot herment alandmedi cal heal t hi s suest hatshor t enaper son’ sl i f espan.

Rel at i onshi pbet weenEducat i on&I ncar cer at i on I n2003,65% ofi nc ar cer at edAmer i canci t i zensl ackedahi gh sc hooldi pl oma,andonl y23% oft hesei ndi v i dual shadobt ai ned aGED.Oft hesei ndi vi dual s,41% haddr oppedoutofhi ghs c hoolpr i ort ogr aduat i on.Lear ni ngdi s abi l i t i es&f i nanc i ali ns t abi l i t yr es ul ti n ani nc ompl et eeducat i onalexper i enc e,andbec aus eoft hesef ac t or sandt hel ac kofeduc at i on,i ncar cer at i oni smor ecommonamong t hos ewhoar edi sadvant aged,i mpov er i s hed,andhaveex per i enc ededuc at i onalnegl ec t .

Dr oppi ngoutofsc hool hasent i r el ynegat i v eef f ec t s ;l ac ki ngt hel i f es ki l l sandeduc at i onnec ess ar yt opar t i c i pat eandcont r i but et os oci et y , manyi ndi vi dual swhodonotcompl et ehi ghsc hool orhi ghereduc at i onof t enf i ndt hems el vesunempl oy edduet oal ac kofknowl edgeand c r edent i al s.Accesst oeducat i oni sl ar gel ydependentonc l assaswel lasot herf ac t or s ,s ot hos ewhoar ei mpover i s hedorf i nanci al l y s t r uggl i nghavef eweroppor t uni t i est oacqui r et hes ki l l sneces s ar yt os ur vi v e.

Ther el at i onshi pbet weenal ac kofeducat i onandpov er t yi scl ear ,andt hes ef ac t or sdi r ect l yr el at et oi nc ar c er at i on,aswel l .One2015 pr i s ons t udyf oundt hatt hosewhower ei mpr i sonedhadamedi ani ncomet hatwas40% l owert hant hatoft hei rnoni ncar cer at edpeer s.

Rei nt egr at i on&Rehabi l i t at i on Bec auses omanyi ncar cer at edi ndi vi dual sar enegat i v el yaf f ec t edbypov er t yandal ac kofeducat i on,pr ovi di ngeducat i ont ot hoset hat ar ei nc ar c er at edi snecessar yf orr ehabi l i t at i onandl ower i ngt hei rchancesofr ec i di v at i ng.Notonl ywi l lt henumberofcapabl e,qual i f i ed wor k i ngadul t si ncr eas ef ol l owi ngt hei rr el ease,butt hec r i mer at ewi l ldecr eas e.Pr ov i di ngeducat i onf ori ncar cer at edi ndi vi dual sal l ows t hem t ogai nsk i l l sandk nowl edget hatt heyc anuseoncet heyar er el eased,andt heywi l l haveabet t erchanceofsecur i ngaj obandpar t i c i pat i ngi nt heec onomy .

Pr i or i t i z i ngeducat i oni nt hej ai l andpr i s onsy s t emswi l l pr omot ebet t erl ongt er mr esul t s,suchasr educedc r i me,l owercos t sonmassi nc ar c er at i on,andas t r ongereconomy .

Al l owi ngandencour agi ngi nc ar c er at edi ndi v i dual st or ecei veeducat i onandc r edent i al sl i keGEDs orot hercer t i f i c at esc angi vet hem abet t erc hanc eoff i ndi ngempl oymentf ol l owi ngt hei rr el eas e;gi v ent hats ec ur i ngandmai nt ai ni nga j obi snec ess ar yf oranAmer i c anci t i z en,havi ngas t eadyi nc omeandbet t ereduc at i onr educest hel i kel i hoodofr ei ncar c er at i on.

Educ at i oni sagi f tt oourent i r esoci et y ,bec aus ei ti st hesi ngl ef ac t ort hati spr ovent os i gni f i cant l yr educ er eci di vi sm andi mpr ov eout c omesf r om onegener at i ont ot henext .

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Re v i e wCo l umn “ Re i ma g i ni ngP r i s o ns ”

Thel as tdec adehasseent her el easeofmanyr epor t s,book s ,andf i l mst hats eekt os hak eusawaket ot heneedf orc hangei nt hecr i mi nal j us t i cesy st em.Thi sbr i efcol umnwi l l cal l outess ent i al mat er i al st hatar ei nf l uenci ngt hec onver sat i on.

Ours t ar t i ngpoi nti sRei magi ni ngPr i son,ar epor tr el easedOc t ober2018f r om t heVer aI nst i t ut eofJust i ce.Thi ssi ngl er epor tweav es t oget herhi s t or y ,cur r entnews,andr esear cht hataddr es st opi c ssuchast hei mpac tofi ncar cer at i ononi ndi vi dual s,f ami l i es,cor r ect i ons s t af fandcommuni t i es,t ot heneedf orj udi c i al r ef or msandourobl i gat i ont oaddr es sr ac i al i nj us t i ce.

Bot t om l i ne:Whatwoul dourcr i mi nal j us t i cesy s t em l ookl i k ei f ,i ns t eadofagui di ngf r amewor kof“ r et r i but i on,i nc apac i t at i on,anddet er r enc e” ,t hec ent r alpr i nc i pl ewashumandi gni t y ?Canwei magi neasy s t em t hat( 1)r espec t st hei nt r i nsi cwor t hofeac hhumanbei ng;( 2) el ev at esands uppor t sper sonal r el at i ons hi ps ;and( 3)r es pec t saper son’ sc apac i t yt ogr owandchange? Ver aI nst i t ut epr opos est hi sas anal t er nat i veandcont endst hati ti spos si bl es i nc esi mi l arsy s t emsoper at ewi t ht hi sf r amewor ki not hercount r i esandi nahandf ul ofex per i ment alpr ogr amsi nt heU. S. Thei rwor ds:“ Ef f or t st or ef or m ori mpr ovet heex per i enc eofi ncar c er at i onal ongt hemar gi nsf orexampl e,anew f oc usonr eent r y ,ev i denc ebas edpr ogr ams,orexpandededuc at i onal of f er i ngs wi l l notsuf f i cet os hi f tt hewei ghtoft hi shi st or y[ ofr aci al l ymot i v at edi nc ar cer at i onanddi sc r i mi nat or ypr act i ces ] ,ahi st or yt hati sbui l ti nt ot heedi f i c eoft henat i on’ spr i s onf aci l i t i es….

Wemustf i ndar edef i ni ngpr i nci pl e t ounder pi nt hemosts ever es anct i onwehave:depr i v at i onofl i ber t y . ”( p47) Wher et ogeti t :Websi t eatver a. or g.Youcandownl oadt he( 120pagePDF)orr eadonl i neandexpl or et hei rdeepl i br ar yofr epor t s.

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S AF EHOUS I NG Wheny ouar ebehi ndt hewal l s ,Saf eHous i ngt akescent ers t agei nyourl i f e.

Asy ou’ r eappr oachi ngyourr el easedat e,t hepr i sonf aci l i t y of f er scl as sest hatassi stwi t hr es umepr epar at i on.I t ’ sdi f f i c ul tt of ocusonr es umesandcoverl et t er si fy oudon’ thaveapl ac et ol i ve.I k nowt hi sbecauseIexper i enc edi tf i r st handasani nmat eatDanbur yCor r ect i onal Fac i l i t y .Whi l et her e,ImetT opek aK.Sam,whoi snow mypar t neri nHopeHouseNYC,asaf ehous i ngs pac eands uppor t i vec ommuni t yofwoment hatof f erment or s hi pandgui dancef orf or mer l yi nc ar cer at edwoment os ucc essf ul l yr eent erl i f eaf t erpr i s on.

Saf ehousi ngi scr uci al .Womenwantt obei nanenv i r onmentwher et heycanl ayt hei rheadswi t houtt hef earofbei ngvi ol at ed.I t ’ smor e t hanj ustt hephys i cals pac e.Fr om myownper s onalt r aumaofsexualmol est at i on,Saf eHousi ngbecameament alsaf ehaven;apl ace t os peakf r eel yandnotbej udgedori s ol at edf r om t hepas t .Saf eHous i ngi sapl acewher ei ti sokay ,nott obeokay .Thr oughshar edex per i ences ,wecani ndi v i dual l yembr ac eouri nnerper s onal s anct uar i es.Dur i ngmyi nc ar c er at i onIr eal i zedt hatmanywomenhadsuf f er ed s ever et r aumas.Whet heri tmask edi t s el ft hr oughs ex ual ,phy s i caloremot i onalabus e,i tbecamei ncr easi ngl yi mpor t antt ocr eat ea pl ac e,onc ewomenwer er el eas edf r om i ncar c er at i on,t hatwasbeaut i f ulandr adi ant .Wewant edabeaut i f ulspace.Whenyou’ r ei na beaut i f ul s pace,youwi l l showupbeaut i f ul l y .

AtHopeHous eNYCwei ni t i at edt he" Heal i ngDoor " ,as pi r i t ualbasedappr oac ht ot r aumaandheal i ng.Webel i evei nt hei mpor t anceof heal i ngi nt her eent r ypr ocess.I nor derf oraper s ont omoveont heymus tbeabl et oi dent i f ywhatt heyar emovi ngf r om.I ' m acol l ege gr aduat ewhohadempl oymentoppor t uni t i espost i ncar c er at i on.I fIhadn' tal l owedmys el ft het i met oheal ,t hosesamepi t f al l st hathel d mecapt i vewoul dhav epr es ent edt hemsel v esagai ni nmyl i f e.Al l ofwhi ch,woul dhavebeenc ount er pr oduct i v e.

OurSaf eHous i ngModelal sor ecogni zest hatwomenneedmor et hanj obr eadi nesspr ogr ams .Womenneedt ool st ohealt hei rmi nds s owhenshe’ si naj obr eadi nesspr ogr am hert hought sar en' tal l overt hepl ace.Weus et r aumai nf or medc ar et ot r eatt hewhol eper son.

Wedon' twantt oaddr esst hes ympt oms.Wewantt oaddr esswhat ’ sc aus i ngt hesy mpt oms .Thebeaut yt hatexi stwi t hi noursaf ehous i ngs pac ei swomenseei ngot herwomenwho' ves ur v i v edandar et hr i v i ng.I nt ur ni thasgi vent hem hopef ort hei rl i v es.Thes ewomen ar emot her s .Theyl ovet hei rchi l dr enwi t hal lt hei rhear t .Gi v i ngherwhatsheneeds ,al l owshert ogi veherchi l dr enwhatt heyneed.I neverhear dl adi esbehi ndt hewal l say ,“ af t ermyr el ease,Iwantt or et ur nbackt opr i s on” .I nor derf orwoment os ucces sf ul l yr ei nt egr at e backi nt os oc i et yt her ehast obeconsi s t enc yi nt hei rl i v es.Iwass peak i ngt oay oungl adywhor esi desi nashel t er .Herwor ksc hedul e f l uct uat ed.Ever yni ghts hewasaf r ai dofl os i ngherbedatt heshel t er .Howpr oduct i v ecans hebeatwor k ? Whenshe' saf r ai dofbei ng ont hes t r eet s,t hi sc anaf f ectherwor kper f or mance-whi c hi nt ur ncanc ostheraj ob.Thent het hi ngst hatl edt oi nc ar cer at i onc an becomev i abl eagai nwhenyourbacki sagai nstt hewal l .Thi shasadomi noef f ec t .

Whatpeopl emus tunder st andi ssaf ehous i ngi smor et hanabed.Saf eHous i ngi ss t abi l i t y .I tal l owswoment heoppor t uni t yt of ocuson empl oyment ,cont i nuet hei reduc at i on,ev enst ar tt hei rownbusi nes s .Att heendoft hedaypeopl eneedt of eel secur et hat“ Ihav es ome pl ac et ogo” .As enseofbel ongi ng.Wi t houtt hi ss pac e,t heyal lf acedhomel es s nes s .I tf i l l smyhear twhenIseet heyoungl adi eswho wer ev i ct i mi zedi nhor r i f i cwayswak i ngupeachmor ni ngknowi ngt hatt heyc anachi ev ewhat ev ert heysett hei rmi ndt o.Whenheal i ng begi nst oc omef or t hnewl i f ei sbi r t hed.WhenT opek aandIc r eat edHopeHouseNYCwer eal i z edear l yont hateac hbedwoul dhol da l i f e.Andi twasourr esponsi bi l i t yt hatt hes amebeaut yt hatf l owedi ns i deourhomewoul df l ow t hr ought hel i f eofeachl ady .Thent he wor dsont hewal l nol ongerr emai nont hewal l butr es onat edeepwi t hi n.

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F AI T HANDF AMI L I E SOFT HEI NCARCE RA T E D Shes t r odeel egant l yi nt oherMi dHudsonVal l eyc hur c ht hatSundaymor ni ng,s onsi nt ow.Wer es henotwal k i ngwi t hhersmar t l ydr ess ed t eens,shemayhav est eppedr i ghtof ft hec ov erofaf ashi onmagazi ne.Shewasnotpr epar edt oheart hes er monpr eac hedt hatmor ni ng.

I twoul dl eav eheri nt ear s,wai l i ngatt heal t ar .

Thegues tpr eachert al k edaboutt hechur ch’ sr es pons i bi l i t yt of ami l i esoft hei nc ar cer at ed.Henot edhow t heyar eof t eni nvi si bl et ot he r es toft hewor l d,s i l encedbyt hest i gmaandshameofi nc ar c er at i on.Hedoc ument edt hei rpai nanddi sappoi nt ment ,andt al kedabouthow ourout r eac ht oi ncar cer at edi ndi vi dual sof t enobs c ur esoursuppor tf ort hos et heyl ef tbehi nd.Hewast el l i nghers t or y .

Theser monc onc l udedwi t hanal t arcal lf orf ami l i esoft hei ncar c er at ed.Thepr eac heri nvi t edt hem f or war df orpr ayerandt omak et hem v i s i bl et ot hec ongr egat i on.Theal t arwasf ul l .Shewasoneoft hef i r stt oc omef or war d.Herhus bandwascur r ent l yi nc ar c er at ed,ands he hadn’ tbeenhomeayearher s el f .Shet al kedabouthowdi f f i c ul tt hephonec al l swer ebet weent hem,howhes eemedt ov ental l ofhi sf r us t r at i ononher ,ands hewasst i l l deal i ngwi t hherownr eent r yandr euni f i cat i onwi t hherboy s.Sheweptwhi l et woot hermember sc ons ol ed andpr ayedf orher .

Shei snotal one.Wi t hal mostt womi l l i onmenandwomenbehi ndst at eandf eder al pr i s onwal l s ,andachur c hof12mi l l i onj ai l admi s si ons annual l y ,t her ear emi l l i onsoff ami l ymember sl ef tbehi nd,manygr i evi ngt hei nc ar cer at i onasal os s.Thei rsenseofl os si sc al l ed“ di senf r anc hi s edgr i ef , ”bec auseunl i k edeat handot herf or msofl os s ,noonet al ksaboutt hi sl oss ,nor i t ual sex i s t( l i k ef uner al sandwak es )t o l etgr i ev i ngf ami l ymember sknowt heyhaves uppor t .Chi l dr enoft hei nc ar c er at edc omet oc hur c hsi l encedbys hame,wi t hl esst hanadul t t ool st ounder s t andt hes epar at i on.Hous esofwor shi pc anst epi nt ot hi sspaceandpr ovi desuppor tf orsuchf ami l i es.Her e’ show: Fi r s t ,wor kt ocr eat eacl i mat et hatwel c omesal li ndi vi dual si mpact edbyc r i meandi nc ar cer at i on.Theydogot oc hur c h,sy nagogue, t empl eormas j i d.Remi ndt hec ongr egat i ont hatmanyoft heher oesofourf ai t ht r adi t i ons ,f r om J er emi aht oSt .Paul t oMal col m Xt oMar t i n Lut herKi ngs pentt i mei npr i son.Becaus et hemaj or i t yofourt r adi t i onst eac ht hathumani t yi scr eat edi nt hei mageofGod,r emi ndt hem t hatr el i gi ondef i nesusbyourcr eat i on,notourbehav i or .Thel at eDr .Lonni eMcLeod,anEas tHar l em pas t orwhowentt os emi nar ywhi l e ar es i dentofSi ngSi ngpr i son,of t ens ai dt hat“ Nohumanbei ngs houl dbedef i nedbyt hei rwor s tmi st ake. ”Somewi l ls ay“ t her e’ snoone l i k et hati nmyc hur ch! ”Thenumber st el l adi f f er ents t or y .

Sec ond,s pendt i meandl i s t ent ot hei rs t or i es .Cr eat es pac ef ort hem t os har et hei r di s appoi nt mentandhur t .Somec ongr egat i onsar oundt hec ount r yac t ual l yhav es uppor tgr oupsf orf ami l i esoft hei nc ar c er at ed, wher et heyc anof f ermut ual under s t andi ng.

I fy ou ar eal eaderi ny ourc ongr egat i on, s har i ng y ours t or y wi l lc r eat es pac ef or ot her st oownands har et hei r s .Whenev erI pr eac h,Igi v emyi nmat enumberi mmedi at el yaf t ert he i nt r oduc t or yr emar k sasa wayofc r eat i ngs pac ef orhones ts har i ng and t o pr es s bac k agai ns tt he s ens e of s hameands t i gmas ur r oundi ngi nc ar c er a t i on.

Thi r d,l ookf orr es our c esf orc hi l dr enoft he i nc ar c er at ed.Ses ameSt r eethasas pec i al epi s ode dedi c at ed t o mas si nc ar c er at i on wher et heyi nt r oduc enew c har ac t erAl ex , t hec hi l dofani nc ar c er at edf at her .

Pr oj ec tI r onKi dshasac ol or i ngbookf or c hi l dr en ofi nc ar c er at ed par ent sc al l ed “ The Pr i s on Al phabet Col or i ng Book , ” whi c hc anal s obeor der edonl i ne.For ev er Fami l yofGeor gi ahasbeenpr ov i di ngv an s er v i c ef orc hi l dr enofi nc ar c er at edmot her sf orv i s i t at i ons i nc et he1990’ s .Byt he way ,s omeadul t sneedr i desaswel l .But c hi l dr enofi nc ar c er at edpar ent sar ehur t i ng,butt heyar er es i l i enti fgi v enpr oper s uppor tandgui danc e.

Somec ongr egat i onsmak es pac ef ors pec i al al t arpr ay erf ori ndi v i dual sandf ami l i es i ns t r es s f uls i t uat i ons .Ihav e gi v en al t ar c al l sf orf ami l i esoft hei nc ar c er at edf or12 y ear s ,andnev erhadl es st han9peopl e c omef or war d( andt hatwasi nac hur c h wher et her ewer et wel v epeopl ei nc hur c h t hatSunday ) .That ’ s wher et he el egant l adyc amei n,i nr es pons et oanal t arc al l

atherc hur c h.Iwast hepr eac her .Whi l e s he wept ,t he pas t orl eaned ov ert o me andas k edi fIwoul dgot ot hef l oorand pr ayf orher .Ipol i t el ydec l i ned.He was c onf us ed.“ Lookather ,s he needshel p!

Youdon’ twantt ogopr ayf orher ?”

It ol dhi mt ol ookatt het wol adi esf r om hi s c hur c ht hatwer eal r eadypr ay i ngwi t hher ands peak i ngwor dsofc omf or t …i ns ol i dar i t y .Onewomanhadani nc ar c er at edhus bandandt heot her ,as eni orc i t i z eni nher Sundaybes t ,wast el l i ng herabouthow s hehadt ogot hr ought hatf or t yy ear sago.

Thatel egantmot herneededherc hur c h, and t hey wer et her ef orher . And t hi s week end,s omeonej us tl i k eherwi l lbeat y ourhous eofwor s hi p.

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GE TT I NGAJ OBI SAJ OB: WHA T ' SY OURP L AN? Thi nkoff i ndi ngaj obasy ournewj ob.Youneedt ool st ogets t ar t ed;anot ebook,pensandacal endar .St ar tbywr i t i ngdownwhatki ndof j obyouar el ook i ngf or .Youcan’ tf ocusyouref f or t si fy ouransweri s“ anyj ob. ”Youcanheadi nt her i ghtdi r ect i oni fyouwr i t edown,“ aj ob wher eIc anwor khar d,doi ngheavywor kt hathel psbui l ds omet hi ng,mak eapr oduc torcl eanf l oor sandst or er ooms. ” Wheny ourpl anst ar t swi t haf oc us,i thel psk eepyouont r ackf r om t hes t ar tt hr ought hei nt er vi ews.Us eyournot ebookasar ehear sal s pac e;t r youtdi f f er entst at ement sandt henf eel f r eet owr i t et hem downandc r os st hem outunt i lsomet hi ngs oundsr i ght .

Fi ndoutI ft hej obyouar ei nt er est edi nneedsal i c ens eorc er t i f i cat i on.Whenandhowc anyoumeeti t sr equi r ement s ?I fyouneedadr i v er ’ sl i c ensec anyougetone?Whatar et hest eps ?

Doesi thavet obeaCDL?Whati saCDL?Fi ndanswer sont hei nt er net ,f r om t heDepar t mentofLabororf ort hi sex ampl e,cal l Mot orVehi c l es.Oncey oul ear nt hest epsf oranyr equi r ement ,wr i t et hem down.Youcanc heckt hem of fandwon’ tmi ssanyal ongt heway .

Mak ewr i t i ngev er yt hi ngdown,i nonepl ace,ahabi tf ory ourj obs ear c h.Thi swaywheny ouar el ooki ngf oraphonenumber ,name,emai l addr ess ,pass wor dorl ogi ni nf or mat i ony ouwi l l knowwher et of i ndi t .Lot sofl i t t l es l i psofpaperar eeasyt ol os e.

Formor ej obsear chgui dancegot oFi r st Fi nd. or gand“ Lookf oraJ ob. ”

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J amaalgr ewupi nt heBr onx,anact i vey oungman,i naf ami l ywi t hst r ongpr i nci pl esandv al ues.Heat t endedPS83i nMor r i sPar kand I S181i nCoOpCi t y ,pl ayedLi t t l eLeagueands pentSunday swi t hhi sf ami l yatBut l erMemor i alUni t edMet hodi stChur ch.

Heex cel l edatt heBr onxHi ghSchoolofSc i enceandcont i nuedont ot heUni ver si t yofAl bany .I ncol l ege,J amaali nt er nedf orAs sembl y Speak erCar l Heast i e,t hi smar k edhi sst ar tandi nt er esti ngov er nment .Het ookt hel eadonl egi sl at i ont hati ncr easeds af et yf orcons umer sbypl ac i ngni cot i nel acedwat erundert hesamer egul at i onst hatc i gar et t esar ehel d.“ Iwasgi v enachancet oengagei ni mpac t f ul wor k , gi v i ngt heAs s embl y manani deat hatIhadonl egi s l at i on,t hens eei ngt hati deabl oss om”st at esSenat orBai l ey .Hi si deat ur nedi nt oabi l l t hatpass edl egi sl at i onandbecameal aw.

Af t ergr aduat i ngf r om CUNYSchool ofLawwher ehes er v edasCl assSpeak erandt heSoc i al Act i onChai rf ort heBl ackLawSt udent sAss oc i at i on,Jamaal pass edt heBar ,pr act i cedl awbr i ef l y ,t henr et ur nedt opubl i cs er vi c e.

T oday ,Senat orBai l eyi st heChai r manoft heCommi t t eeonCodes ;amemberont hec ommi t t eesofCommer c e,Economi cDev el opment andSmal lBusi nes s;t heCr i meVi c t i ms ,Cr i meandCor r ec t i on;t heEt hi csandI nt er nalGover nanc e;t heFi nanc eandt heJudi c i ar y .As Chai r manoft heCodesCommi t t ee,Bai l eywi l l pr es i deov ert hec ons i der at i onofl egi sl at i onr egar di ngt heSt at e’ scr i mi nal andci vi l j ust i ce s ys t em. c ont i nuedonpg20

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GOV E RNME NTF E A T URE c ont i nuedf r om pg19 Bi l l swhi c hi mpos ecr i mi nal andc i v i l sanc t i onsmus tgobef or et heCodesCommi t t eebef or ebei ngr epor t edt ot hef l oorunl esst hey“ di ei n c ommi t t ee” .Mostoft hel egi sl at i oncons i der edbymember soft heCodesCommi t t eeamendst heCr i mi nal Pr oc edur eLaw,t heCi vi l Pr act i c eLawandRul esaswel l assel ec t edar t i cl esoft heEx ec ut i v eLaw. J amaalbel i ev est hatacommuni t yt hati si nf or medandengaged,t hr i v es .Hei saf i r m suppor t erofcr i mi nalj ust i cer ef or m,andf i r ml ydenouncesourover cr owdedpr i sonsf ormi norc r i mess t at i ng“ ourc r i mi nal j us t i cesys t em i sout dat ed” .Wi t hr egar dt oevi dence,Bai l eyc ont i nues“ t hear c hai cdi s cov er yst at ut ei si ndes per at eneedofr ef or m” .

Hehass pons or edandpr es sedf orpr i s onr ef or m andi si ns uppor tofl ev el i ngt hepl ay i ngf i el di neducat i onf orst udent sf r om under r epr es ent edcommuni t i es .

S e na t o rBa i l e yp r o ud l yd e c l a r e s , “ Ia mf r o m, a ndf o r , t hi sc o mmuni t y .

Ia mal e a d e r .

Ib e l i e v eg o v e r nme ntha st hea b i l i t yt ot r a ns f o r m l i v e sa ndc o mmuni t i e s ” .

I nar ec enti nt er vi ew,whenask edwhatr ef or mshet hi nk sar eneededi nourCr i mi nal J us t i cesys t em,her espondedbyaf f i r mi nghi sbel i ef t hatourj us t i c esys t emsshoul dbeaboutf ai r nes s.“ Thedec ks houl dneverbest ac k edt owar dsanyoneent i t y ,whet herdef endantorpr osec ut or .Equal i t y ,i sabouthav i ngt hes amer i ght s.Weal t h,f orexampl e,shoul dnotdet er mi nef r eedom i nt er msofcashbai l ,ori nt er msof ourconst i t ut i onal r i ghtt oaspeedyt r i al ” .

TheSenat orbel i ev est hatt r i al r ef or mi sess ent i al ,heagr eest hatani ndi vi dual t hathasbeenacc used,butnotconv i ct ed,hast ohavet he oppor t uni t yt odef endt hems el v es.“ Manypeopl ehav ebeenac cus edoft hi ngst heydi dn’ tdo” .Fur t her mor e,hec ont i nues,i nNewYor k ourdi sc over yl awsar er est r i ct i ve,t heyal l owpr os ec ut i ont ohol devi denc et i l lt heev eofat r ai l .

Senat orBai l ey’ scommi t mentf orr ef or mi sc l ear .Hei sopt i mi s t i caboutmov i ngf or war dunder“ t hehi s t or i cl eader shi pofAndr eaSt ewar t Cousi ns ” ,hei sconvi nc edwhenhest at es ,“ Thet i mei snow!Wehav et her i ghtl eadert ohel pgui det heshi p.Wear epoi sedt ohave t heoppor t uni t yt odoi ncr edi bl et hi ngsi nt hel egi s l at ur e” .

Senat orBai l eyt el l sushowi nt hef i r s tweeki nses si on,t heyhavemanagedt ochanget hewaypeopl ev ot e,t heyhav epass edl egi sl at i on f orear l yv ot i ng,ands amedayr egi st r at i on.“ Wet el l ever ybodyt ovot ebec ausei ti si mpor t ant ,i fyoudon’ tvot e,youcan’ tcompl ai n,yet ” , hec ont i nues ,“ NewYor ki soneoft hemos tr est r i c t i ves t at eswheni tc omest oget t i ngpeopl eoutt ovot e” .

St i l l ,t heSenat or ’ smess agei soneofhopeandposs i bi l i t y -hei sapr oudNewYor k erwhoexpect sgr eatt hi ngsf r om t he“ Empi r e”st at e.

Hebel i evesc hangei sposs i bl eandc er t ai nl ymak esi ts oundl i kei ti si nt heai r !“ Wear eanat i onofs ec ondchances.Thatshoul dappl y t oourbr ot her sands i s t er swhoar ei ncar cer at ed” .Hemai nt ai nst hatt hosewhowantt obepr oduct i vemember sofs oc i et yshoul dhave ev er yc hanc e.

Hav i ngt hepr omi s eofabet t erdayi si nspi r i ng,hav i ngt hes uppor tofcommuni t yl eader sl i k eSenat orJamaal Bai l eyi sv i t al f oral l r eent r y ef f or t swi t hi nourcommuni t i es.

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T HEF I GHTAF T E RS E NT E NCI NG: CHOOS I NGT HEBE S TL A WY E RF ORY OURAP P E AL Is pentov eradec adei nt het r enc hesf i ght i ngf ort her i ght sofi ndi gentpeopl ei nt he Br onx.Asapubl i cdef ender ,Ir epr es ent ed t housands. Li k eal ll awyer s ,somet i mesI wonands omet i mesIl ost .Whi l enol awy er l i k est ol ose,al awy er ’ sf at ei sneveras gr i m ast hef at eoft hemanorwomant hat s t andsconv i c t edofacr i me.

Ev enonedayspenti nanAmer i canj ai l /

pr i s ont es t saper son’ sr esol v e,f ai t h,and s ens eofhope-Ik now t hi snotonl yf r om c onv er sat i ons wi t h cl i ent s butal s of r om per s onalex per i enc es wi t hl oved ones .

Hopel es s nessi saver yr eal emot i on,buti t s houl dneverbet hebasi sf orone’ sdec i s i onmak i ng.

ofi mpor t antdeci si onst omak eaboutyour cas eaf t eryou’ vebeenc onv i c t ed.

Oneoft hemos ti mpor t antdeci si onsyou wi l lhave t o mak ei s choos i ng t he best l awyert or epr es entyou.Whi l et hec hoi c es ar ei nf i ni t e,pi ck i ngt hebestl awy erf oryour appealdoesnothav et obeapar al yzi ng Ass umi ng y ou hav e notgi v en up t he pr obl em.Her ear es omepr ac t i calt i pson FI GHTf oryourf r eedom,y ouwi l l haveal ot howt oconductyoursear c h:

● Askt het oughestquest i onf i r st : ○ Thr oughoutmycar eerasac r i mi nal def ens el awyer ,manypeopl ehav eas k edme“ howc any oudef endTHOSEpeopl e?”Tot hi s day ,Ishudderev er yt i meIheart hos ewor ds ,notbecauseIam sc ar edt oansweri tbutbecauset hequest i oni t sel fr eveal sanugl y t r ut haboutoursoci et yandi t sv i ewonc r i mi nalj ust i c e-t hecl oakofi nnoc enc ei st hi ni nt hi sc ount r y .Nonet hel ess ,i fyouf r amet he ques t i ondi f f er ent l yandposei tt oyourpr ospec t i vel awyer ,youwi l l f i ndoutcr i t i c al i nf or mat i onaboutt hatper son’ shi s t or y ,t hei rvi ews , andmosti mpor t ant l yhowt heyseey ouwi t hi nt hec ont extofy ourc as eandagai ns tt hewei ghtoft hel aw.Byask i ng“ whydoyou pr act i cecr i mi nall aw orwhati si taboutcr i mi nalappeal st hati nt er est syou”y oucanf i ndoutpr et t ymuchev er y t hi ngyouneed t oknowaboutt heper s onwhowi l l pot ent i al l yr epr es enty ou. ● Ass es st hei rqual i f i cat i onst or epr esentYOU ○ Choosi ngt hebestl awyerdoesnotmeanonl yl ook i ngatt hewhi t es hoef i r msori v yl eagueac cr edi t at i ons .

Al t houghIhavenot hi ng agai nstf ancyaddr es sesandl awsc hool s,choos i ngt heBESTl awy ermeansc hoosi ngt heLAWYERTHATPUTSYOUFRONTAND CENTER.Whi l eyoushoul ddef i ni t el yas kaboutt hepr os pec t i v el awy er ’ sback gr ound,ar easofpr act i c eandsk i l l l evel ,t hemor ei mpor t antques t i oni s“ i st hi sl awyergoi ngt ol i s t ent omys uggest i onsandt akei nt oacc ountmyuni queneeds?”Whi l et her ear esome t hi ngswel awyer ss i mpl ycannotdo( i e.adv anc i ngabasel es sar gumentorf i l i ngaf r i v ol ousmot i on)f i gur i ngouthowy ourl awyerwi l l deal wi t hst r at egi cdi f f er enc eswi l l hel py oudec i dewhet hert hi sper s oni st her i ghtf i tf ory ouandyourcase.Tr yaski ng“ whatdoes aposi t i vewor ki ngr el at i onshi pwi t hmel ookl i ket oyou?” ● Reput at i oni skey ○ Ther ei snosubst i t ut ef orduedi l i gence.Youhav et odoy ourhomewor kont hepr os pect i veat t or neyandt hatmeansr eadi ng t est i moni al s ,s peaki ngopenl yandhones t l ywi t ht heat t or ney’ sf or mercl i ent swhenpos si bl e( i e.i fy ouwer er ef er r edt ot hi sl awyer ask“ whatwasi taboutt hi sl awy er ’ swor kt hatyoul i ked” ) .Havey ourf ami l ymember schec koutwhet hert hel awyerhashadanyi ns t anc esofpr of ess i onalmi sconduc t .As ear chonwebsi t essuc haswww. av v o. c om wi l ly i el di nf or mat i oncr i t i calt oyourdeci si on mak i ngpr oces s.Mor ei mpor t ant l y ,t her ev i ewsandt es t i moni al sont hi ssi t ecannotbedoct or edoral t er edbyt hel awyerher sel f , whi c hmeanst hatwhat everyour eadaboutt hel awyeri sc omi ngdi r ect l yf r om peopl ewhohavei nt er ac t edwi t hhi m orher . ● Fi nanc i ngyourdef ens e ○ Don’ ts hyawayf r om t al k i ngaboutt hepr i ce.I nv es t i ngi ny ourappeal i soneoft hemosti mpor t anti nvest ment sy ouwi l l evermak e.

Ass uch,y ouneedt oknowhowmuc h,wheni t ’ sdueandwhati t ’ sf or .Somel awyer schar gehour l yandt henbi l lyouwhi l eot her s c har gef l atf eeswi t hi nst al l mentpl ans .I nmyopi ni on,af l atf eesar r angementi ns t i l l sconf i denc ei nt hepr ocess.Wi t haf l atf ee,you k nowupf r onthowmuchy ouar er equi r edt opayandi ti nc ent i vi z est hel awyert owor konyourc asei nanexpedi t i ousmanner .Over al l t hi sf eear r angementmakesf oramuc heas i erbusi nessr el at i ons hi pbet weent heat t or neyandcl i entast her ei sl es sr oom f ordi sput esr egar di ngt heact ual hour sspentwor k i ngonyourappeal .

Thoughaj ai lsent enc er est r i ct sy ourphy si calf r eedom,i tdoesnoti nhi bi tyourabi l i t yt ok eepf i ght i ng.YOU STI LLHAVEALI FE.YOU STI LLHAVEFREEDOM OFCHOI CE.How y ouex er ci seyourf r eedom ofc hoi cei sj us tasi mpor t antpos t convi ct i onasi twaspr et r i al .

Byaski ngt her i ghtques t i onsandf ol l owi ngt hes egui del i nesyouwi l l f i ndy our s el font hemostpr omi si ngpat ht of r eedom.

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L E GAL BXD’ SS T A T E ME NTONT HECL OS I NGOFRI KE RSANDT HECRE A T I ONOFBOROUGHBAS E DJ AI L S TheBr onxDef ender ss uppor t st hecal l t ocl oseRi k er sI sl and.Forf art ool ongwehaves eent henegat i vei mpactofRi ker sonourc l i ent s , t hei rf ami l i esandl ovedones,andont heBr onxc ommuni t ymor ebr oadl y .Weack nowl edget hev astc hal l engespr esent edbyt hi sunder t ak i ngandt henumer ouss t akehol der swhos evoi cesmusti nf or m ar ei magi nedpr et r i al j ust i cesys t em wi t houtRi ker s .Butt hesechal l engess houl dnotpr eventt heCi t yf r om t aki ngt henec ess ar y ,di f f i c ul t ,andl ongov er dos t epst oc l osewhathasbecomeadest r uct i v es our ce ands ymbolofmassi nc ar cer at i on.

Wes uppor tr epl ac i ngRi ker sI sl andwi t hsmal l er ,l oc al bor oughbas edf aci l i t i es.Wear egui dedi nouradv ocacybyt hef ol l owi ng pr i nci pl es : ● Pr et r i aldet ent i oni sf undament al l yi ncompat i bl ewi t ht hepr esumpt i onofi nnocence.Assuch,anynewf aci l i t ymustbel i mi t edi nsi z e,havesi gni f i cant l yr educedcapaci t y ,andbedesi gnedt oexer tconst antdownwar dpr essur eont heuseofpr et r i aldet ent i on.Wes t andi ns ol i dar i t ywi t ht hosewhoc al lf orshr i nk i ngbot ht hephy si calandi ns t i t ut i onalf oot pr i ntofourj ai lsys t em.Thei ncar c er at i onofpr es umpt i vel yi nnoc entpeopl ec annotber econci l edwi t ht hecor epr i nci pl esofourcr i mi nal l egal s ys t em.Andatat i mewhen mor eandmor epeopl er ecogni z et hehar m ofi nc ar c er at i ngpeopl e,ex pandi ngj ai lcapaci t ywoul ds endt hewr ongmes sageandi nv i t e mor edet ent i on.Thedes i gnofanynewf aci l i t ymus tr ef l ec tourmostbas i cc ons t i t ut i onal c ommi t ment sandcount er actpol i t i cal i ncent i ves t o“ f i l lunused beds ”byf aci l i t at i ng and enc our agi ng f ur t herdecar cer at i on,f orex ampl e,bymaki ng i teasyt oc onver tspacesf or noncar cer al us es. ● Wewhol ehear t edl ysuppor tl ocat i nganyBr onxbasedf aci l i t ycl oset ot heBr onxCr i mi nalCour t .Themachi ner yofi nc ar c er at i on mus tbepr oxi mat eandvi si bl et ot hos et ask edwi t hadmi ni s t er i nganddi s pens i ngj us t i ce.

Tos equest erj ai l sawayf r om cour t sr i s ksr ecr eat i ngt hes ameexcess esandabusest hatl edt ot hec al l t ocl os eRi ker s .Loc at i ngt hef ac i l i t ycl oset ot hecour t swoul dal sof aci l i t at et r ans por t at i onandacces si bi l i t y ,r educ ecour tdel ay ,encour aget hei nvol vementofbr oadercl i entsuppor tnet wor k s,andpr ovi devi si bi l i t yand ac count abi l i t yt ot hecommuni t yatl ar ge. ● Wear evehement l yopposedt oanypl ant or el ocat eCr i mi nalCour tar r ai gnment st oanew bor oughbasedf aci l i t y .Hol di ngar r ai gnment swher eourcl i ent sf i r stappearbef or eaj udgeandwher ei ni t i al bai l / pr et r i al det ent i ondeci si onsar emadeatadet ent i onf aci l i t y woul dsendt hemes saget hatpr et r i al det ent i oni st henor m.Thi sr unscount ert ot hepr esumpt i onofi nnocenc et hatgover nspr et r i al pr oc eedi ngs .Mor eov er ,separ at i ngar r ai gnment sf r om t her es toft hecour tpr ocesswoul dc auseconf us i onf orourcl i ent s’ f ami l i esandf r i ends andmak eac cessi ngt her esour cesi nandar oundt hecour t hous emor edi f f i cul t .Unl i k er egul arj ai l vi si t s ,whi c ht ak epl ac edur i ngday t i me hour sandf orwhi chf ami l ymember scanpl ani nadvance,ar r ai gnment st akepl ac eatal l hour sandhappenunex pect edl y .Accesst oaddi t i onalt r anspor t at i onopt i onsaswel lasbai lbonds men,banks ,r est aur ant sandot herbus i nessesneart ot heCr i mi nalCour tbui l di ngi s c r i t i c alf orf ami l i esdeal i ngwi t ht hear r es tofal ovedone. ● Thef aci l i t ymustf aci l i t at er eent r yi nt ocommuni t i es.Thedesi gnoft henewf aci l i t ymustr epr es entas har pbr eakwi t ht hepr esent desi gnofRi k er s.Hous i ngandpr ogr ammat i cs pac esmus tbet her apeut i c,notpuni t i v e,andbebui l tt of aci l i t at eac ces st osuppor tnet wor k s,educ at i onal andempl oymentoppor t uni t i es ,andr obus theal t hc ar ei nor dert omak er eent r yseaml es s.

I nor dert of ul l yr eal i zet hes egui di ngpr i nc i pl es ,TheBr onxDef ender sbel i ev est hatt hepr oces sofs el ec t i ngaf ut ur el ocat i onf ora Br onxbasedj ai l f aci l i t ymustc ent ert hev oi c esofourc l i ent sandt hei rf ami l i esi nt hec onver sat i onandi nc l uder obustcommuni t yengagementt hati nc or por at esal lcommuni t yst akehol der sandc r eat esc ommuni t y bui l di ngoppor t uni t i es.Ourc l i ent sar eal somember soft he Br onxc ommuni t y .Asani ndi gentdef enseor gani z at i on,wes t ands houl dert os houl derwi t ht hem i ns eeki ngaj ustandhumanesys t em.

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E V AL UA T I NGT HEF AI RCHANCEL A WF OROP P ORT UNI T I E SOFE XP ANS I ON Aswepr epar et oonc eagai npayhomage t ot he dr um maj orf orj ust i ce Dr .Mar t i n Lut herKi ng,J r . ,wear er emi ndedt hatt he s t r uggl et oabol i shdi sc r i mi nat i oni sst i l l ongoi ng.Thedamageofdi scr i mi nat i oni sst i l l pr ev al entand par amounti n ourci t ydes pi t et hegr eatadvanc eswehaveal r eady made f orf ai r nes s and equal i t y .One of t hos egr eatadvancesi sTheFai rChance Law enact ed f r om t he NYC Commi s si on onHumanRi ght swhi c ht ac kl est hev i c t i mi z at i on t hat j us t i cei nvol ved i ndi vi dual s c ont i nuet odealwi t haf t eranar r est .The Fai rChanceLawi sj ustanot herweaponi n t hear senaloft hec i t y’ sef f or tt ogr antf ai r nessandf r eedom f ort hoseenc umber ed wi t ht hes t i gmaofac r i mi nalhi st or y .The Fai rChanc eLawi sdesi gnedt ogi v et hose r et uni ngf r om anar r es tandorconvi ct i ona l ev elpl ay i ngf i el d.Si gnedi nt ol aw onOc t 27,2015,t heFai rChanceAc tmakesi ti l l e-

gal f ormos templ oy er si nNewYor kCi t yt o as kaboutt hec r i mi nal r ec or dofaj obappl i c antbef or emak i ngaj obof f er .Thi smeans adv er t i s ement s,appl i cat i ons,and i nt er v i ew ques t i ons c annoti ncl ude i nqui r i es i nt o an appl i c ant ' s cr i mi nalr ec or d.Thi s al l owst heappl i c antt obej udgedonhi sor herqual i f i cat i ons and noton pastmi st ak es .

Ret ur ni nghomef r om i ncar cer at i onc omes wi t h col l at er alc ons equenc es .Rel i ev i ng t hi sst i gmabygi vi ngr et ur ni ngci t i z ensa f ai roppor t uni t yt oac qui r eempl oymenti s notonl ynec es s ar ybutmandat or y .Ev en t houghanempl oy erc an’ tques t i onyouon y ourpastmi s deedsunt i laf t eranof f erhas been made t her ei ss t i l la r ealpr obl em mov i ngt hef or mer l yi nc ar c er at edf r om unempl oyed t o empl oyed. Many ar e unawar eofhow t oi nt er v i ew pr oper l y .Some

havenoi deahow t or es pondt ot hequest i on oft he gapsi nt hei rr es ume.Ot her s have i ssues of depr es si on and ot her ment alc hal l engest hathi ndert hem f r om bei ngsucc ess f ult opr oc ur eempl oyment .

I twi l lt ak eaher c ul eans pi r i tt oover come al lt hehur dl est hatt hef or mer l yi ncar cer at ed mustc ont end wi t ht o bec ome bet t er t hant heywer e.TheFai rChanc eLaw i nsi st st hatsuppor tbegi venf r om t hef ai t h communi t yandot herc ommuni t yl eader s.

Thef ai t hcommuni t ycanr al l yt oget her ,r egar dl es soft hei rr el i gi ousdogmaandbe t r ai nedt oof f err esour c esandsuppor ts er vi cest ot hi sc ommuni t y .Housesofwor shi p canbecomeways t at i onst or ecei vet hese i ndi v i dual sr egar dl essofwher et heyl and andwhent heyr et ur nt ot heci t y .Wecando r ealout r eac hi nt hepr i son;mont hsbef or e t heyr et ur nt opr epar ej ust i c ei nvol vedi ndi vi dual sf ort hedi f f i c ul t i est heywi l lencoun cont i nuedonpg25

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L E GAL c ont i nuedf r om pg24 t er .Wecanpr ovi desuppor ts er vi cest ot hei rf ami l i esunt i lt hei rl ov edonesr et ur n.Par t ner s hi pswi t hci t yagenci esandot herc ommuni t y bas edor gani zat i onsc anmak eamonument aldi f f er encei nt hel i f eofs omeofourownt r yi ngt or edi r ec tt hei rl i f e.

T okeepal l NewYor ker sachi evi ngt hei rf ul l pot ent i al andhel pt hem t oover c omet hec onsequencesofer r or smadei nt hei rpas t ,demands hel pf r om al lofus .Weneedourl egi sl at or st oc ont i nuet odr af tamendment st ot heFai rChanceLawasneededt hatwi l lgi vei ndi vi dual s af ai roppor t uni t y .Fai t hl eader sandcommuni t ybasedor gani zat i onsneedt oor gani z eandpr epar ef ort hoser et ur ni ngt hatgenui nel yneed hel pandahear t .

Al l whomayf al l v i ct i mt oanunf or t unat es etofc i r c ums t anc esdeser v esaFai rChanc e.Asment i onedbef or e“ whenempl oy er scons i derqual i f i cat i onsf i r s t ,mor eNewYor k er sgot owor k .Thatmakesbus i nes sesst r ongandpower soureconomy ! �

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CHANGI NGT HENARRA T I V ET HROUGH T HEP OWE ROFME NT ORS HI P I n2014Pr es i dentBar ackObamat ookabol dl eapi nbot hannounc i nganew mov ement ,andcal l i nguponanent i r enat i ont oembr ac e t hatmov ement .Heannouncedt hel aunc hofMyBr ot her ’ sKeeper( MBK) .Thei nt entwast of oc usi nonandaddr esst heneedsofboys andyoungmenofcol or .Nat i onal dat ahasc l ear l ys hownt hatboysandy oungmenofc ol orl agf arbehi ndi never ymeani ngf ul soci o/ economi c,educat i onal ,andc r i mi nalj ust i c edat as ubs et .Thi ss adr eal i t yhasl edt oov er popul at i onofboy sandy oungmenofcol ori nour pr i soni ndust r i al c ompl exes.TheNepper hanCommuni t yCent erI nc .hasmadei tani nt egr al par tofi t smi ssi ont oaddr es st hesedi spar agi ngst at i st i csbyadopt i ngPr esi dentObama’ sMBKmov ement .Wehav er ecent l ybeens el ec t edt ober eci pi ent soft heObamaFoundat i on MBKAl l i anceCommuni t yChal l engeGr ant .I ti sademons t r at i onmodel ,andt wooft het enet soft heawar di st oaddr essgangs/ v i ol ence, andment or shi p.Webel i evet hatasuccess f ulment or s hi pc omponentwi l ll eav eani ndel i bl emar kont hel i v esoft hesey oungmen.

Ouragenc ywhi chi sheadquar t er edi nYonk er s ,s er v est hel owerHuds onVal l eyand5count r i esont hecont i nentof Af r i c a.Wehavef ound i neachoft heur bancent er spar t i c ul ar l yYonk er s ,i n3outofev er y4househol dswher eboy sandy oungmenofcol orr es i det her ei sno f at herf i gur ei nt hathous e.Ther ef or et heseyoungmenhav eof t enbeeni nf l uenc edbymal ef i gur esf r om t hes t r eet sort hewor l dofent er t ai nmentwhoar ei nvol v edi ni l l i ci tac t i vi t i es .Thi shascont r i but edt ot heschoolt opr i sonpi pel i necoupl edwi t hal loft hes oci ali nj us t i ces wes eeeachdayl odgedagai ns tt hi sdemogr aphi c .Nepper hanCent erhasadopt edav er ypower f ulment or shi pmodeli nourMBKpr ogr am wor k i ngwi t hboysandy oungmenofcol orwhi l et heyar es t i l l i nc ar cer at ed,s ot hatt heyar eabl et odevel ops t r ongmal ebondswi t h pos i t i vemal er ol emodel sbef or et heyar er el eas edf r om i nc ar c er at i on.Wehav es etupof f i ceswi t hi nt heWest ches t erCount yCor r ect i onal Faci l i t ywi t hs t af fwhomeetwi t ht hesei nmat ess ev er alt i meseac hweek.Addi t i onal l ywor ki ngwi t ht heWes t chest erCount yDepar t ment ofCor r ect i ons,wehavebecomeapar tofast at eoft hear tvi deoc onf er enc i ngs ys t em s etupbyt heDepar t mentwher eourment or son t heout s i de,canhav evi deoconf er enc eswi t ht hei ri nmat ement ees .Wehav eal sobeenabl et osec ur esecur i t ycl ear ancesf orkeyper sonnel t omeetwi t ht heseboysandyoungmenofc ol or ,t ogener at eanexi tpl anandst r at egyf ort hei rr el easeandaccl i mat i onbacki nt ot he c ommuni t y .Wef eelt hatt hepoweroft hes ement or s hi psar ehel pi ngt osi gni f i c ant l yr educet her at eofr eci di v i s m,wi t ht hegoalbei ngt o ul t i mat el yel i mi nat er eci di vi sm al t oget her .

Ment or s hi pi saboutf or gi ngst r ongpos i t i v er el at i ons hi pst hatul t i mat el ywi l l c hangel i v es .Ourment or sunder st andt hathel pi ngt hei rment eest os eet hems el vesf r om adi f f er ents etofl enses,andempower i ngt hem t obecomechangeagent susi ngt hei rex per i encesast he bac k dr op,i st hebegi nni ngofl evel i ngt hepl ay i ngf i el d.Wehavebeenabl et o,s t r at egi c al l y ,us ebestpr act i cemodel st omat chourment eeswi t ht hebestment orcandi dat est hr oughac ar ef ul sc r eeni ngpr oces st oens ur et hemax i mum r esul t soft hei rr el at i onshi p.Thepower oft hes ement or shi pr el at i onshi ps,ar ei ndeedc hangi ngt henar r at i ve,andhasbegunt oempowerawhol enew gener at i onofboy sand y oungmenofcol or .Wear el ear ni ngt hr ougheac hoft hes er el at i ons hi ps ,t hati ndeed,wear eourBr ot her ’ sKeeper .

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BE NE F I T SOFMI NDF UL NE S S “Ican’ tsl eep” “ If eelt r apped. ”“ Wegonnaf i ght ” Thesewor dsmayhavebeent hought ,sai dorac t edupon.Whenyouar ei n,t her ei s onewayofl i f e.Thati showi ti s,andt hati showt os ur v i v e.

Butwhati ft her e wasanot herway? I mage t hat .Mi ndf ul nessi sa pat ht owar ds c hange.I tpr ov i desawayt ot ak eoutangerbef or et ak i ngi toutons omeoneel s eand haspr ov ent ol oweral t er cat i onsi ncor r ec t i onf ac i l i t i esar oundt hewor l d.Atf i r s t ,i t mi ghtseem us el ess ,bor i ngandc r az y .Bef or ey ous ki pt ot henex tar t i c l e,r eadt hi s , r ef l ect ,andl etmeknowwhaty out hi nk.

WHATI SMI NDFULNESS?I ti samet hodusedt ohel pr eal i zet hatwear er i ghther e,r i ghtnow.Notl et t i ngwhathappeni nt hepastdi ct at e one’ sr eact i onst oot her s.Mi ndf ul nesshel pspayat t ent i ont ot hepr esentmoment ,andnott oc astdoubt ,j udgementorcr eat ei deasabout s omeonebyt hewayt heymov e,t hesoundoft hei rvoi ce,orbywhathasbeensai daboutt hem.I thel psr el easet hewei ghtoft hepast , c ont r oly ouranger ,f oc usandbec hi l l .

I naMas sac huset t sCor r ect i onalFac i l i t y ,1, 350i nmat espr ac t i c edmi ndf ul nessf orei ghtweeksandf el tmuc hbet t eraboutt hemsel v es ( s el f es t eem) ,f oughtl esswi t hot her s ,anddi dnotgetaggr av at edaseas i l yast heydi dbef or et hepr ogr am.Mi ndf ul nes scl as sesus ed ac r osst heUni t edSt at esi nf ac i l i t i esi nAl abama,Vi r gi ni a,NewMexi cohav eal s oy i el dedsi mi l arr esul t s.

Mi ndf ul nessi snotr el axat i on,butawayt ohel pbeawar eofwhati sgoi ngonandt ok eepanopenmi nd.Pr act i ci ngmi ndf ul nesst r ai nst he mi ndt obecal mer ,andpr ov i dechoi c est oac tf r om as t r ong,c l earmi nds et .I tl ower sbl oodpr essur e,hel psbui l dt hei mmunesy st em and havef ewernegat i v et hought s.I thel psbet t ert ol er at enegat i v eemot i ons ,andgi vet hes t r engt ht or el easebadhabi t ualpat t er ns,t hatc an of f erf r eedom f r om anov er wor k ed,nonst opmi nd.

Ther ear est udi est hats howt hatl ongt er m medi t at or sc anal t ert hes t r uc t ur eoft hemi ndduet oneur opl ast i c i t y ,t heabi l i t yofourbr ai nst o c hangeandbe“ r ewi r ed”wheni nt r oduc i ngsomet hi ngnewoveraper i odoft i me.Forexampl e,wecr eat enewhabi t swhenwenumbour s el v eswi t hal c ohol ordr ugs.Thenourbodywant si tal l t het i me.Butwhenwebec omes ober ,t hebodyf i ndsanewwayt oover comet he c r av i ng.Thebr ai n“ r ewi r ed”i t s el f ,andc r eat edanewhabi tt ohel pc ope.

Mi ndf ul nessgi v esy ouasec ondc hance,i tc omest oyouandi ti st her ef ory ou.I thel pscal m yourner ves ,l ear nhowt ot r ustandc onnec t wi t hot her si ns t eadoff i ght i ng.

PRACTI CE:I fy ouwantt ogi vei tat r y ,f i ndacomf or t abl es eati nac hai rorcr ossl egged,wi t hyourbac kagai ns tsomet hi ngf orsuppor t wi t has t r ai ghts pi ne.Namehowy ouf eel att hatmoment .Then,cl osey ourey esort ur nyourgazedownt ot hegr ound.Payat t ent i ont oi n andoutf l owoft hebr eat h,f oc us i ngonei t hert heoutbr eat hatt henos t r i l soront her i s eandf al l oft heabdomen.Fort hoseofyouwhoar e at t ent i onwander er s,s ay“ I ’ mt hi nki ngabout( namet hedi s t r act i on) ”andt hengobac kt of oc usi ngont hebr eat h.Repeatbr eat hi ngi nand out10t i mes .Namehowyouf eelaf t eryouar edone.

I ft hi si ssomet hi ngt hatwor k sf oryou,t r yi tever yday ,maybedoi tl ongereac hday .Not i cei ft her ei sanydi f f er enc ei nyourbodyt emper at ur e,t hought sorhowyouf eel .Keept r ac kofi tbywr i t i ngi tdown.

Wr i t eabouthowy ouf eel ,t oyour sel fand/ orot her s .Wewantt ohearf r om y oubyemai l i ngbel oworwr i t i ngt ot heReEnt r yChr oni cl eaddr es s,at t ent i onEl i sha.Yougott hi s !Lear nmor eaboutmi ndf ul nes snextmont hi nmyMi ndf ul nesscol umn.

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OPTI MI ZI NG WORKOUTS&I MPLEMENTI NG HEAL THYLI VI NG ONTHEI NSI DE

Heal t hyl i vi ngi nj ai l mayseem l i keanoxy mor on.Butheal t hyl i v i ng i sa j our ney t o under st and your sel f . Ul t i mat el yt hi s st r at egy s t r engt hensbot hmi ndandbodywhi c hhel psy ouachi ever es ul t s t hatwi l ls t aywi t hy ouevent hr oughr eent r yi nt ot hef r eewor l d.

at i ons,myappr oacht of i t nessi st hes ame-gai ncont r olov eryour br eat hi ng,t hought sandemot i onsbef or el ungi ngi nt ophys i calac t i v i t ybec aus eev er y dayi noroutofi nc ar cer at i oni sac hal l enget o bebet t erf ory our sel f ,yourf ami l yandyourc ommuni t y .

I nj ai l ,ci r c ums t ancesoutofy ourc ont r olc ant hr ow y ourdi etof f t r ac k-c ommi s sar ymayhaver unoutoft unaorpeanutbut t erso y ouendupbuy i ngmor ehoneybuns.Ther emayev enbet i mes wheny ouc an’ tgett ot hesquatr ac kort her ear en’ tenough50 pounddumbbel l st ogoar ound.Nonet hel es s,bymak i ngs mal l adj us t ment sy ouwon’ thavet ol i f tever ywei ghti nt hes hac kt oac hi eve opt i mal heal t h.

Asa t r ai nerIl ear ned t hatev er yone’ sgoal scan be achi ev ed.

Anyonec anl osewei ghtorgai nmusc l e.Ther ealdi f f i cul t yi sst ay i ngmot i v at edandf oc usedonr eachi ngy ourgoal s .Ever ydaypr es ent sanewchal l enge.Youwon' tal waysj umpoutofbedr eadyt o “ eatc l ean”orwor k outl egs.Fearanddoubtcanr ui nawor koutj us t asf astasac hees ebur gerwi t hchi l if r i es .Thes i mpl estsol ut i oni s c r eat i ngapl anofpr operex er ci seex ec ut i onandhavi ngf ai t hi n y our sel ft owor ky ourpl anef f ec t i v el y .

Af t ermyi ncar c er at i onof15y ear s,Ibec ameaNASM cer t i f i ed t r ai ner .Havi ngwor k edatv ar i ousel i t egymsi nNewYor kCi t y ,Idec i dedt os t ar tmyownper sonalt r ai ni ngbus i nessc al l edBUI L TBYAZ. Ial socr eat edt heMI ND MOVES MATTER pr ogr am i nan ef f or tt oi nt r oduc emi ndf ul nessandexer c i set oatr i s kt eens.Whi l e BUI L TBYAZandMI NDMOVESMATTERs er v esdi f f er entpopul at -

Thi sar t i cl ei st hef i r sti nas er i esdedi cat edt os ucc ess f ulr eent r y t hr oughheal t hyl i v i ng.I npar toneofmyser i es,Ibegi nbyt eachi ng y ouhow t odof oundat i onalex er c i s esCORRECTL Ybecausel et ’ s f ac ei t ,notbei ngpr es entwhi l ey our ac k315poundsonyourbac k i sar eci pef ordi s ast er !

THESQUAT

Thesquati smostbasi cf unct i onal exer ci s eoft hehumanbodyandt hat ’ swhyourdi s cuss i onst ar t sher e.Bef or ewel ungei nt oexer ci s es, l et ’ sf i r s tbegi nwi t hanassessmentt oi dent i f yweak ness esi ny ourmov ementpat t er n.Af t ert hatas ses smenthasbeenper f or med,you c ant ai l ory ourwor kout st oi mpr ov eont heseweak nes s eswi t ht hei nt entofst r engt heni ngt heover al lf unc t i onalmovementpat t er n.

Assessment :St andi nf r ontofami r r orandper f or m 10squat s .Payat t ent i ont oy ourf or m andl ookf ort hef ol l owi ngl i mi t at i ons : Li mi t edAnkl eMobi l i t y:Li mi t edmobi l i t yi nyourank l ewi l l dec r easeyourabi l i t yt oper f or m deepersquat sandpot ent i al l yover l oadpr ess ur et ot hek neesandl owerback.I fyourheel sar er ai s edof ft hegr oundwhi l eyou’ r eper f or mi ngt hi sass ess ment ,you’ l l havet oi nc r ease f l exi bi l i t yi nyourankl es .Tr yt hi s: Sel fmyof asci alr el easeofl owerl eg:Useahandbal l t or ol l i nt ot het i s sueoft hel owerl egusi ngt hef l oorf oraddedpr essur e.Hol dpos i t i onofhandbal l ons or espot sf or30seconds .Repeatonot herl egandal t er nat eunt i lyouf eeli ncr easedmobi l i t y .

Sel fmyof asci alr el easesof t enst het i ssuear oundt heankl est r uct ur eal l owi ngf orgr eat erRangeofMot i ondur i ngadeepsquat -r ecr ui t i ngmor emuscl ef i ber sandt ar get i ngt hegl ut esmor eef f ect i vel y.

KNEEVALGUS:KneeVal gusi swhenyourk neesc av ei nwhi l edoi ngamovementpat t er n.Thi soc cur swhenyouradduct or s{ t hi gh muscl es}ar es t r ongert hanyourgl ut es{ but tmusc l es } .I fy ounot i ceyourk neesc av i ngi n,t ak ecar et oal i gnt hem whenbendi ng.

Tr yt hi s:

Si deSt epUp:STANDpar al l el t oast eppl at f or m.St epupl at er al l ywhi l ek eepi ngy ourk neei nl i newi t hyourf oot{ 4set sof812r eps} .

Si dest epupsst r engt hent hehi pabduct ormuscl eswhi chassi sti nst abi l i z i ngt hekneesdur i ngt hesquatmovement .Addi t i onal l y,youwi l ldi st r i but ef or cemor eef f ect i vel yawayf r om t hel owerbackandhi ps.

WEAKBACK:Aweakbacki sahugedangerwhens quat t i ng.Notonl ydoesy ourl owerbackass i styourcor ei nst abi l i zi ngyourt or s o buty ourupperbackal sobal ancest hebarandwei ght s.I fyounot i c ey ourt or s ol eani ngf or war dyoumustcor r ec tt hi sorr i ski nj ur y .

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Hi pt hr ust er s:Layonyourbackoront heedgeofawei ghtbenc h.Ac t i v at eands queezeyourgl ut est ot hr usty ourhi psl evelwi t hy our k nees.( 4s et sof812r eps ) cont i nuedonpg29

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CHE CKCAS HI NGV S .

COMMUNI TYBANKS AsIt r av el t hr oughoutt henei ghbor hoodsoft hef i vebor oughsofNewYor kCi t y ,i tal way samazesmeast ohowpr omi nentcheckc ashi ng i ns t i t ut i onsar ecompar edt of i nanci ali ns t i t ut i onsi nt hei nnerc i t yandur bannei ghbor hoods.St at i st i c sshow t hati nanur bannei ghbor hood,t her at i oofc heckcashi ngc ent er st ot r adi t i onalbanki ngi nst i t ut i onsar e5t o1.Duet ot hel awofsuppl yanddemand,i ti nsi nuat es t hatt hedemandf orcheckc ashi ngc ent er smus tbehi ghert hant hatofaf i nanci ali ns t i t ut i on.Howev er ,i tal waysbegst oquest i onwhy woul d28% ofAmer i cansc hooseac hec ki ngcas hi ngbankoveracommuni t yor gani zat i on?

Chec kCashi ngCent er shavemanyadv ant ages .Theyhavef l exi bl ehour s,manyofwhi c har eopen24hour s.TheCent er spr ov i demany di f f er entser v i c esi ncl udi ngbutnotl i mi t edt o,moneyt r ans f er s ,bi l l payment s ,c ur r enc yex changeandmoneyor der s.Themostat t r ac t i ve adv ant agei st hei nst antgr at i f i cat i onofc ashi ngyourc hec kandr ec ei v i ngi nst antac cesst oy ourf unds.Asappeal i ngast hi sal l mayseem, Is t i l lwonderwhatadv ant agesar eof f er edbyacommuni t ybankandhowdoest hatc ompar et ooneofacheckc as hi ngcent er ?

Whent hi nk i ngofaf i nanci ali nst i t ut i on,oneof t ent hi nk soft hebi g,l ar gec ommer ci albankst hatof f erav astaboutoff i nanci alpr oduc t s wi t hi nt hei rpor t f ol i ot hatmayormaynotbeac ces si bl et ot hos ec ent r al i zedi nanur banmar k et .Yet ,whati sac ommuni t ybank? Howdo t heyf i ti nt ot hi spi ct ur e?Whatcant heyof f ert hatc oul dpot ent i al l yputt hem i nhi gherdemandt hanacheckc as hi ngc ent erorevenacommer c i al bank ?

Ac ommuni t ybanki saf i nanc i al i ns t i t ut i ont hathasaboar dofdi r ect or st hatc onsi st sofl ocal c i t i zensoft hecommuni t y .Communi t yBanks ar emor ei nv ol v edi nt hel ocalc ommuni t ybypar t i c i pat i ngi nl ocalev ent s,pr ovi di ngs uppor tt ol ocalor gani zat i onsandl ocalbusi ness owner sandget t i ngt ok nowt hemember soft hec ommuni t yr egar dl essoft hec at egor i zat i onoft hemar ket .Fort hatr eason,acommuni t y banki st y pi c al l ymor ei nt unewi t ht heneedsoft hatc ommuni t yandc ant ai l orpr oduc t sandser v i c est of i tt hatneed.

Whatar et headvant agesofac ommuni t ybank ?I n,2019wi t ht headvanc ementoft ec hnol ogyanddi gi t al banki ngt heneedf oraf i nanci al c ent er ’ sabi l i t yt obeopenf or24hour shasdr as t i c al l ychanged.Mobi l echeckdepos i t s,bi l lpayf unc t i onsandsmar tATM f unct i onal i t y hav eenabl edc ust omer st odobanki ngwi t houtabankbei ngopenf oroper at i ons .Di r ec tdeposi t ,whi chi senc our agedbymos templ oyer s ,enabl esc ust omert oaccesst hei rc heckFREEofc har gewhi chgr eat l ydi f f er sf r om c hec kc ashi ngc ent er sc har gi ng35% t ogai n acc esst oy ourmoney .However ,t hemos ti mpor t antkeyadv ant ageofac ommuni t yor gani zat i oni sbui l di ngaf i nanc i alr el at i onshi pf or y our sel ft hatc anl eadt of i nanc i al s t abi l i t yf oryour sel fovert i me.Cul t i v at i ngar el at i ons hi pwi t hacommuni t ybankcanopenupyourabi l i t y t or epai ryourc r edi t ,obt ai nl oansandgi v ebackt ot hev er ys amecommuni t yi nwhi c hyour esi de.

Bei ngapar tofac ommuni t ybanki nanur banmar k eti sbei ngapar toft hebes tk eptsecr eti nt henei ghbor hood.I ti sal somember shi p i nt oanel i t egr oupofi ndi vi dual swhocar eaboutt hegr owt hoft hems el v es,t hei rf ami l i esandt hei rc ommuni t y .Whenas kedwhi c hr el at i ons hi pIwoul dpr ef er ,achec kcas hi ngcent eroracommuni t ybank ,Ik nowmyans wer .Whatwi l l your sbe?

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