Insight Prison Project

Feeling grateful for the powerful work being done within the Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG) at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo. We are holding our Surrogate Survivor Impact Panel over two days with tremendous support from the Administration.

Grateful for the work of the Catholic Mobilizing Network to end the death penalty, promote restorative practices, and promoting dignity for all those impacted by the criminal legal system.

Today, December 14, is the Jubilee of Prisoners — the final celebration of this Jubilee Year.

For this Jubilee recognizing those in prison, we call to mind the nearly two million people in the United States who are incarcerated, detained, or awaiting ex*****on. In solidarity, born from our shared dignity as children of God and members of the Body of Christ, we are called to participate in a ministry of restorative practices which seek to make whole all people impacted by crime and the carceral system.

In collaboration with the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition, Catholic Mobilizing Network assisted in preparing a resource for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in honor of the Jubilee of Prisoners.

📄You can find more information and download the resource on our website: catholicsmobilizing.org/jubilee-prisoners

For those in need of food in Solano and Contra Costa Counties:

Find Food in My City - Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Free food is available near you! Use the map below or the Food Distribution Sites Listed by City tab at the bottom of the page to find a location or call us at 855-309-FOOD (3663). You may qualify for additional assistance through CalFresh! Find out if you may be eligible for this grocery assistance...

Another example of success using relation-focused, healing-centered approaches. We need more programs focusing on building relationships, assisting individuals in finding their own healing, and addressing the needs of those we are trying to serve so they can succeed.

A revolutionary way to end the incarceration of girls A new criminal justice wave has formed in Hawaii and California. Where will it go next?

https://www.marinij.com/2025/08/16/see-the-world-class-murals-changing-san-quentin-a-piece-of-freedom-2/

See the world-class murals changing San Quentin: ‘A piece of freedom’ California committed more than $200 million toward refashioning San Quentin as a hub for rehabilitation. Prisoners followed suit with their own plans to beautify the place with world-class murals.

Sorry for the short notice. We are holding a Phase 1: Basic Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG) Training next week (Monday thru Friday). This will be a free training (donations are appreciated).

If you are interested, please check out our web page about the trainings and click on the Training Interest link:
http://www.insightprisonproject.org/trainings.html

We will be scheduling more trainings soon.

www.insightprisonproject.org

Very grateful for the work Nora and our partners at Healing Hearts Restoring Hope are doing at the California Institution for Men (CIM) and the California Institution for Women (CIW).

Interrupting the Cycle of Violence with a Prison-Based Program The California Institution for Men connects survivors with those who have caused harm.

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We are looking for an additional IPP Program Manager to oversee replication of our Victim Offender Education Group to a number of California Department of Corrections institutions. Please see the job posting for the IPP Program Manager at:
https://www.fivekeyscharter.org/open-positions

We send our condolences to the loved ones of Jack Dison. Jack was one of our early Victim Offender Education Group Facilitators at San Quentin. Jack also played a pivotal role in supporting the Interfaith Restorative Justice Roundtable at San Quentin and the symposiums that were held starting in 2005. Jack will always be a beloved member of the IPP Family! We are grateful for his support and passion to promote restorative justice through the years.

Jack Everitt Dison Obituary January 10, 2025 - Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors View Jack Everitt Dison's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.