Bøger af Howard Zehr

"A bestselling book by one of the founders of the movement"--Cover.

Side-by-side, time-lapse photos and interviews, separated by twenty-five years, of people serving life sentences in prison, by the bestselling author of The Little Book of Restorative JusticeShows the remarkable resilience of people sentenced to die in prison and raises profound questions about a system of punishment that has no means of recognizing the potential of people to change. Marc Mauer, senior adviser, The Sentencing Project, and co-author (with Ashley Nellis) of The Meaning of LifeLife without parole is a death sentence without an execution date. Aaron Fox (lifer) from Still Doing LifeIn 1996, Howard Zehr, a criminal justice activist and photographer, published Doing Life, a book of photo portraits of individuals serving life sentences without the possibility of parole at a prison in Pennsylvania. Twenty-five years later, Zehr revisited many of the same individuals and photographed them in the same poses. In Still Doing Life, Zehr and co-author Barb Toews present the two photos of each individual side by side, along with interviews conducted at the two different photo sessions, creating a deeply disturbing tableaux of people who literally have not moved for the past quarter century.In the tradition of other compelling photo books including Milton Rogovins Triptychs and Nicholas Nixons The Brown Sisters, Still Doing Life offers a riveting longitudinal look at a group of people over an extended period of timein this case with devastating implications for the American criminal justice system. Each night in the United States, more than 200,000 men and women incarcerated in state and federal prisons will go to sleep facing the reality that they may die without ever returning home. There could be no more compelling book to challenge readers to think seriously about the consequences of life sentences.

What is life like for a child who has a parent in prison? This book brings together photographic portraits of 30 children whose parents are incarcerated, along with their thoughts and reflections, in their own words. As Taylor says, "e;I want other kids to know that, even though your parents are locked up, they're not bad people. "e;And I want them to know that we'll get through it. As long as we have someone there to help us, we can get through it. It makes you stronger."e; The material in "e;What Will Happen to Me?"e; has been gathered and written by two nationally-recognized experts. Howard Zehr is known around the world as the "e;grandfather of restorative justice."e; He lectures and consults internationally on that topic and related issues. He is currently a member of the Victims Advisory Group of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz travels the U.S. doing mediation work in severe crime cases. She provides consulting and training for agencies and communities seeking to implement programs of restorative justice. This book of portraits and text includes: Reflections of several grandparents who are unexpectedly parenting children whose parents are incarcerated. "e;Ten Questions Often Asked by Children."e; "e;Dealing with Emotions"e;including grief and loss, shame and stigma, anger and isolation. Resources for "e;Staying in Touch,"e; "e;Finding Moments of Celebration,"e; "e;Adjusting to a Parent's Return,"e; "e;Self-Care for Family Caregivers,"e; and "e;Suggestions for Third-Party Caregivers."e; "e;The Children's Bill of Rights,"e; along with thoughtful consideration about how to apply restorative justice and respect for relationships in these difficult situations.