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A Good Prison Boss

October 14, 2015 by Kim Whiting

A management style that makes even former drug dealers want to work for 45 cents an hour? This prison workplace supervisor has it.

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Beautiful Souls in Bleak Cages

September 21, 2015 by Kim Whiting

Mickey’s story illuminates the criminalization of mental illness and addiction and inspires ideas for social and prison reform

Filed Under: U.S. Tagged With: addiction, bruce alexander, corrections, counseling, drug addiction, inmate, inspirational, kim whiting, mental illness, opiate research, prison, prison reform, prisoner, rat park, rat research

The Making and Unmaking of a Gang Leader (The short version)

June 19, 2015 by Kim Whiting

Former gang leader’s life story illuminates the factors that propell kids into criminal life and those that facilitate a turnaround

Filed Under: U.S. Tagged With: african american gangs, african american youth, at-risk youth, black gangs, black youth, corrections, counseling, crime prevention, gang prevention, gangs, kim whiting, Mentorship, prison reform, prisoners, prisons, psychology, social reform, social work

The Unmaking of a Gang Leader

May 19, 2015 by Kim Whiting

Part 2 in two-part series. Former gang leader discusses his difficult, grief-filled transition from street life to straight life

Filed Under: U.S. Tagged With: at-risk youth, corrections, counseling, gangs, inmates, inspirational, interview, kim whiting, Mentorship, political reform, prison, prison reform, prisoners, psychology, self-help, social reform, social work, straight life, street life, underserved youth