Natalie DeFreitas educates a TEDx audience in Canada about the virtues of Restorative Justice. She makes a compelling case to show how society errs by equating justice with punishment. As a society, we should work together in ways that will bring more offenders back into the fabric of society as law-abiding, contributing citizens.
Business Insider Published Article About Marathons I Ran in Prison With Greg Reyes, Former CEO Of Brocade
Business Insider Article
The Daily Dot Published My Article on Challenge of Reentry
Daily Dot Article
Mass Incarceration Hinders Community Safety
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKPAn7uRcVY&feature=share&list=UUFJNcE0iHj7P6dhp5iCZRLg
Prison Beast Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlwYnYQNv5U&feature=youtu.be
Former BOP Warden Responds to My Post on Michael Douglas
Yesterday I brought further attention to the comment Michael Douglas made about not being able to visit with his son in federal prison. In response, I received a kind note from a former BOP warden. To protect the warden’s identity, I will use the pseudonym Tom, as I don’t want to discourage Tom from making […]
Michael Douglas Lambastes the Bureau of Prisons
Michael Douglas’ son Cameron is locked inside a Bureau of Prisons’ cell. The Huffington Post reported that the movie star expressed his disgust that federal prison authorities have kept his son in solitary confinement for two years. The actor isn’t even allowed to visit his son in prison. Prison administrators cite all types of petty policies […]
Straight-A Guide to Conquering Imprisonment
Many white collar offenders going to federal prison write to ask how I coped with the sentence that I served. In an effort to help, I wrote a lengthy article that describes strategies that allowed me to sustain a high level of discipline, energy, and focus through each of the 9,500 days that I lived […]
White Collar Crime
The Business Insider is a wonderful magazine and I’m pleased that it has begun to publish some of my writing. Today I wrote an article describing some of the lessons I learned from business leaders who went to prison. Those who operate businesses may find some value in the message of how one CEO of […]
The Last Mile
My friend Chris Redlitz started The Last Mile at San Quentin with his wife Beverly Parenti. Through their program, Chris and Beverly strive to help prisoners at San Quentin develop entrepreneurial skills. They are the right people to lead this entrepreneurial course, as they are founders of Kicklabs and Transmedia Capital. Their extensive connections to business […]