Tuesday, May 27, 2014 The moving truck arrived today. In the morning we loaded up our clothes, our computer equipment, and the other boxes that we wanted to carry with us. While I build and train a sales force on the principles of our Straight-A Guide program, Carole and I will be staying in a […]
Release From Prison: Day 287
Monday, May 26, 2014 Wow. It’s Memorial Day already. I prepared for a seminar that I’m scheduled to deliver later this week, on Wednesday. I’ll be delivering an eight-hour seminar to several community leaders who work with the city of San Jose Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force. This final session will be the fourth seminar that the […]
Release From Prison: Day 284
Friday, May 23, 2014 Today I ran my first marathon of 2014 with my friend Seth Nobmann. Although running marathon distances have been a big part of my life for the past couple of years, I did not include running marathon distances in my goals for this year. This was to be a year of […]
Release From Prison: Day 283
Thursday, May 22, 2014 Today I had a busy day. I left my house early for a drive to Stockton. At 9:30 I spoke at a conference sponsored by the San Joaquin County Probation Department. The audience of about 200 people included members of the local law enforcement community, elected officials, and citizens who had […]
Video Highlighting Trauma of Gang Life
Shane Bauer Strives to Expose Injustices of American Prisons
Shane Bauer Works to Reform Prison Problems
http://www.beaconreader.com/projects/the-prison-problem
PBS Episode
Glad to play a role in helping others understand steps we can take to improve outcomes in our nation’s prison system.
PBS NewsHour Profiles our Work
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/santos-former-prisoner-looks-help-others/ I am grateful to the crew at PBS that brought our work to the attention of others.
PBS NewsHour Profiles Our Work To National Television Audience
This morning I received an email message from Merrill, a producer at the PBS NewsHour. In early February, Merrill and her team filmed me as I taught inside of a San Francisco Jail, at San Francisco University, and at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Following those filming segments, I met with national news correspondent Jeff […]