“We’re not violent offenders. We’re individuals who committed violent crimes. But we’re different people now.”
— Robert Barton
“We’re not violent offenders. We’re individuals who committed violent crimes. But we’re different people now.”
— Robert Barton
Everyone
deserves
a second
chance.
Everyone
deserves a
second chance.
More Than Our Crimes amplifies the voices of the nearly 200,000 Americans in federal prison — many of them people of color. While they were once convicted of serious crimes, they dream of a second chance to live freely and contribute to their families and society.
Podcast
Voices Unlocked
We share unvarnished stories from inside America’s federal prison system to touch hearts and change minds.
Documentary
This is What Redemption Looks Like
Too many Americans grow up in disadvantaged communities and are sucked into the “justice” system. In “Redemption,” we look at two such individuals and the work they are doing to demonstrate the power of second chances.
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Explore Our Voices
Prisons are erected not only to confine, but to prevent those on the outside from seeing in. Few people other than those inside have a full view of how they operate. We’re out to change that.
Dispatches from Inside
Reports on prison conditions
Reform Debate
Perspectives on social reform
