Restorative Justice International interview on prisons the state of justice and prisons. #restorativejusticeinternational #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #hope #crimeandpunishment #justice #prisons

If you have not yet read it - "Hope in the Ruins" is worth the time. #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #crimeandpunishment #prisonstories #hope #justiceandmercy

Everyone should go to prison at least once. Even a short visit will help you see that imprisonment does not equate to justice being done. There has to be a better way! #rwnikkel #hopeintheruins #loveandjustice #justiceandmercy #hope #criminaljustice #prisonreform

Hope in the ruins. The ruins in our lives do not have to define us. Failure is not the end of the story. There is more to be written. Read "Hope in the Ruins" #hopeintheruins for amazing stories of human resilience. #rwnikkel

It is tough being a kid when your mom or dad is in prison. "Hope in the Ruins" tells some amazing stories of mothers and children in the prisons of the world. #hopeintheruins #prisonfellowship #hope #childrenofprisoners #prisons

A vision for justice. I often ask - "What does justice look like when justice is done?" Sometimes art gives us a way of seeing differently. #justiceandmercy #prisons #hopeintheruins #crimeandpunishment #rwnikkel #peaceandjustice

We know what the problems are in prisons - more studies will not enlighten us, but only serve to delay acting on what we already know. #justiceandmercy #crimeandpunishment #prisoncrisis #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #hope

Solitary confinement is not a solution. It is punitive for sure but not at all corrective. It is vindictive not helpful. #rwnikkel #hopeintheruins #prisons #crimeandpunishment #treatmentofoffenders

Any excuse to treat prison inmates badly! One of the most helpful things for inmates is family and community contact. When prisons make that difficult if not impossible it has a devastating effect on prisoners. #rwnikkel #hopeintheruins #justiceandmercy #prisons

It would be far less expensive to provide decent housing for the unhoused than to house them in a jail or prison. #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #justice #prisonandpoverty

Prison is hell indeed and after prison some don't have a hope in hell. But for others there is #hopeintheruins I have incredible resilience in some of the worst prisons of the world #rwnikkel

Is forgiveness the enemy of justice? A great question. If we think justice is achieved through punishment even punishment that suits the crime we do not understand justice. #rwnikkel #crimeandpunishment #hopeintheruins #prisons

Work is dignifying. One of the worst things in prison life is idleness - having nothing to to. Forcing prison inmates to work however, is even worse than idleness. It is tantamount to slavery. We must provide opportunity and incentive for work. #rwnikkel #hopeintheruins #justice