“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.




Report
Voices from Within the Federal Bureau of Prisons: a System Designed to Silence and Dehumanize
The conditions in federal prisons are inhumane, deprive incarcerated persons of basic human rights, do not rehabilitate and are harmful to public safety. But don’t take our word for it. Hear directly from the people inside. Then, check out our Take Action page.
Report
Voices from Within the Federal Bureau of Prisons: a System Designed to Silence and Dehumanize
The conditions in federal prisons are inhumane, deprive incarcerated persons of basic human rights, do not rehabilitate and are harmful to public safety. But don’t take our word for it. Hear directly from the people inside. Then, check out our Take Action page.
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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