“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
Restoring
voice.
Reclaiming
power.
Restoring
voice.
Reclaiming
power.
More Than Our Crimes seeks to give a voice to the thousands of Americans, many people of color, who are incarcerated in federal prison. A special focus is the residents of DC, who are sent into the federal system since the District does not have a prison of its own. Our goals: to promote rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, restore civic power, and create pathways to community leadership after release.
Podcast
Voices Unlocked
We share unvarnished stories from inside America’s federal prison system to touch hearts and change minds.
Real Talk
Prison Pulse
On-the-ground reports by incarcerated people provide family members, advocates, public defenders and others with short, specific reports on what’s going on in federal prisons.
Discrimination at Pekin
The food service jobs here are not given to Black people. They try to blame it on stealing, but the whites steal more and get fired less. We are being blackballed out of the good jobs and reduced to table...
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Personal narratives on life “behind the wall”
Reform Debate
Perspectives on social reform