“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 envisions a future where people impacted by incarceration leverage their lived experience to lead change. We work with individiuals in federal prison—with a special focus on DC residents—to improve prison conditions, restore civic power, and create pathways to community leadership after release.
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Voices Unlocked
We share unvarnished stories from inside America’s federal prison system to touch hearts and change minds.
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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.
People forced into withdrawal at Sheridan
I’ve been trying to get back in the MAT program but it’s like pulling teeth. They took me off a drug called Vivitrol and it made me sick from withdrawal. They were supposed to start me on a replacement drug,...
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