Remembering a lost friend Prisons are their own communities, and the loss of a friend still has a sting. Our client Mr. J eulogizes HFP client Reginald Williams: "...
Behind Bars - The Twilight Zone? From a whistle-blower at Muskegon CF: "It's never a good thing when the administration breaks out the shields and batons. The landscape h...
Can helping prisoners be measured? “So, how do you measure your success?” The question came to us from a potential new staff member. The HFP team and members of our Human R...
Juvie lifers deserve better from the media...and all of us! Criticizing the media is a real challenge for me. You see, I am a part of it! That’s right. Long before I was a prisoner advocate, I was ...
Post-election: Some new in office, some stay. Wrongly convicted: They stay! Marcia and I were watching the news one evening last week, prior to the election. The non-stop political advertising was overbearing. TV ...
Would I be concerned about others? I wonder. The report of Reggie’s death got me to thinking. Reggie was not only old, but he was an old-timer, having received a sentence of life-wi...
Now let me tell you about Mark! It’s funny how things work. Two days ago I wrote a piece for this column about my brother Maurice Carter, a black man from Gary, Indiana,...
Maurice Henry Carter March 29, 1944 – October 25, 2004 Some things were never the same after that memorable October 25, 16 years ago. Some things never changed. What changed the most was my li...
No more "Lock her up" talk! “Lock her up!” That was a popular phrase during the 2016 presidential campaign. The chant at Trump rallies was in response to perceived i...