Prisonist.org Newsletter
Mid-February 2017 Edition
Progressive Prison Ministries
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Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc.
Jeff Grant, JD, M Div, Director, Lynn Springer, Founding Advocate
White-Collar Ministry I Advocacy I Service
Faith & Dignity for the Days Ahead
The first ministry in the United States created to provide confidential
support and counseling to individuals, families and organizations with
white-collar and other nonviolent incarceration issues
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Interview: Business Game Changers with Sarah Westall, Mon., Feb. 20, 2017, 3 pm.
Please tune in as we talk criminal justice and prison ministry with Sarah Westall on her nationally known show. If you are in the Westerly, RI area, the show is broadcast on WBLQ 1230 AM. Click image for live-stream during air time.
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Interview: WICC 600 AM, Bridgeport CT, Weds., Feb. 22, 2017, 4:10 - 5 pm
Please tune in if you are in the Bridgeport area as we will discuss the state of criminal justice in Connecticut. Click image for livestream during air time.
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Interview: Babz Rawls Ivy Show, WNHH 103.5 FM New Haven, Fri. Feb. 24, 2017, 10 am
We are delighted to be invited back to our good friend Babz's show, Love Talk, to discuss criminal justice in Connecticut, white-collar crime, and changing the world. Please tune in if you are in the New Haven area, or click image for live-stream.
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News: Jeff Appointed as Co-Chair of Bridgeport Mayor's Initiative on Reentry Affairs Advisory Council
We are honored to announce Jeff's appointment. This Council convenes Greater Bridgeport area criminal justice leaders, and collaborates with Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim and the City of Bridgeport Mayor's Initiative for Reentry Affairs (MIRA), under the leadership of Program Director Louis L. Reed, on issues and solutions.
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Interview: WGCH 1490 AM, Greenwich, CT. Original Airdate: Tues. Jan. 31, 2017.
Rev. Jim Lemler, Rector and Senior Pastor of Christ Church Greenwich, interviewed Jeff for his radio show, "On Faith." It is presented on The Greenwich Sentinel Radio Hour. Please click image to listen to archived show.
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A Reflection on the State of Criminal Justice in Connecticut,by
Jeff Grant, JD, M Div
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Reprinted from Inner City News, New Haven, CT: we are in a paradigm shift of epic proportions in which there is no public money to fund solutions to our current problems - and no adequate explanation as to how we got into this situation. And yet, we keep going back to the state looking for handouts - for funding the way it has always been. And we are surprised and hurt when the answer is no. I urge everyone, and especially my fellow criminal justice colleagues, to wake up. Click image for article.
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Event: School's Out for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert event of the millennium!
Family ReEntry proudly presents a Benefit Concert starring the rock band BLUE COUPE
featuring members of
BLUE OYSTER CULT
and the
ALICE COOPER BAND. Special performance by the
SCHOOL OF ROCK Fairfield, CT. April 13, 2017. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The Warehouse at Fairfield Theater Company, Fairfield CT. Don't Fear the Reaper and click this image for information and to purchase tickets. Net proceeds go towards our mission to restore dignity and renew families affected by justice issues. Family ReEntry - Bridgeport, Norwalk, New Haven CT.
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Critiquing Eugene Soltes's Book:
"Why They Do It: Inside the Mind
of the White-Collar Criminal"
by Jeff Grant, JD, M Div
As the Director of the first ministry in the U.S. created to support individuals and families with white-collar and nonviolent incarceration issues, and as someone who served time in a Federal prison for a white-collar crime I committed when I was a lawyer, I can state unequivocally that Professor Soltes's methodology and his conclusions are "pure rubbish."
Why They Do It, and the press releases and media attention surrounding it, are shamelessly exploitive and are designed solely to sell books; they inflame bigotry and hatred and paint people with a broad brush designed to promote stigma, shunning and Schadenfreude (unfortunately, themes for our time it seems). Click image to read article.
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Donations: A Message to Our Great Community of Givers!
Thank You for Your Support.
We know that you contribute to many important causes, and are grateful for your support of our Ministries! Donations can be made by credit card/PayPal by clicking the image above, or by sending your check payable to: "Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc." P.O. Box 1232, Weston, Connecticut 06883. Donations Are Only Source Of Revenue. We are a CT Religious Corp. with 501(c)(3) status. Your donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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Event: We Will Be Leading a Workshop at the CMCA Reentry Conference, May 5, 2017. 1:30 - 3 pm.
Please join us in
Philadelphia as Jeffrey Abramowitz and I will be leading "You Got to Have Faith: An Inside Look at Reentry" at the 5th Annual Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Assn. Summit,
held May 5-6, 2017. Click image for information and to register.
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Event: We Will be Leading a Workshop at Simsbury Methodist Church, Sun., May 21, 2017
We are grateful to all at Simsbury Methodist Church for the opportunity to share a Ministry Moment at their 9 & 10:30 am services, and then lead a workshop at a noon luncheon. Please join us. 799 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT. Click image for details.
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Contact Information:
If transformation and redemption matter to you, a friend or a family member with a white-collar or nonviolent incarceration issue, please contact us and we will promptly send you an information package by mail, email or via Dropbox. The darkest days of a person's life can be a time of renewal and hope.
Blessings, כן, מאוד
Jeff & Lynn
Prisonist.org: Progressive Prison Project/Innocent Spouse & Children Project are missions of Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1232
Weston, Connecticut 06883
(o) 203-769-1096
Rev. Jeff Grant, JD, M Div, Director
Lynn Springer, Founding Advocate
Innocent Spouses, Children & Families
Rev. Joseph Ciccone, Ed D, M Div
Supervising Minister
stjosephmissionchurch@gmail.com
(201) 982-2206
Jacqueline Polverari, MBA, MSW, Advocate
Women's Incarceration Issues
jpolverari@prisonist.org
(203) 671-5139(m) 203-536-5508
Babz Rawls Ivy, Media Contact
(m) 203-645-9278
Faith & Dignity for the Days Ahead
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