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Disciplinary Confinement: October ’21 – January ’22

by Leonard Scovens | Jan 31, 2022 | Healing Trauma

I spent the majority of this winter in solitary confinement.I was in solitary because I have not been as together as my books and essays have convinced many people I am, to the disappointment of some folks I care about.  It hasn’t always been like this but hard...

The Restorative Justice of Being Seen

by Leonard Scovens | Oct 27, 2021 | Healing Trauma, Holistic Justice

Being seen involves having your existence acknowledged and, thus, validated by another person. Without this acknowledgement a person is condemned to the experience of Narcissus reaching into a Stygian reflecting pool in hope of having his love received and returned....

Smart Justice: Treat Prisoners Like Human Beings

by Leonard Scovens | Mar 10, 2021 | Holistic Justice

Locking up the wounder and letting the wounded make a victim impact statement doesn’t treat the trauma. Agnes Furey and I created Achieve Higher Ground (AHG) to respond to the untreated trauma we saw in people hurt by crime. AHG has come to understand that society...

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  • Disciplinary Confinement: October ’21 – January ’22
  • In the U.S. every prisoner is basically punished with a life sentence
  • The Restorative Justice of Being Seen
  • Knowing One’s Existence Matters to Others
  • If I Were One of You, Would You Punish Me?
  • Smart Justice: Treat Prisoners Like Human Beings

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