“You can’t enter here with a camera,” I was told repeatedly.
Prisons Of The Mind, Dementia In Aging Inmates
February 29, 2012 By 8 Comments
Julie Gillis reflects on how trusting prisoners with the care of inmates affected by dementia increases their ability for compassion.
Long Soft Hair
February 18, 2012 By 7 Comments
The Signs and Symptoms of Combat-Related PTSD
February 3, 2012 By 10 Comments
For everything we hear about it, Harry Croft writes, many of us still don’t know enough about PTSD.
The Trauma of Lost Love
December 26, 2011 By 9 Comments
The U.S. has left Iraq, but Iraq has not left one U.S. soldier, writes veteran Justin Cliburn.
The Girl Is the New Drug
December 11, 2011 By 60 Comments
A Piece of Shrapnel, A Purple Heart
November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As part of Gaby Dunn’s ’100 interviews’ project, she wanted to talk to someone who was awarded a Purple Heart. Here’s the story of Brian Scott.
A 100-Year Sentence: Finding the Light
October 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Facing over a century behind bars, Roberto Wahid Lewis found a way to re-center himself and, eventually, start a new life on the outside.
A Good Man From the Past: Betrayer or Betrayed?
October 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
In 1953, Corporal Edward Dickenson returned from a North Korean POW camp a hero. Only months later, he was serving a 10-year sentence for collaborating with the enemy.
Damaged From Combat, Burdened With Insight
October 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
One psychiatrist argues that soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder may be the unsung champions of strength in gender identity.
Slow Motion: Skylarks, Prison and Social Progress
October 7, 2011 By 29 Comments
“What just happened?” The court-appointed lawyer repeated Jackie Summers words, then replied tersely. “You got fucked.”
Lessons From Prison
October 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
“I bear witness to people who are forgotten by most and judged as unworthy and unforgivable, especially by themselves.” A volunteer talks about helping others find remorse.
Blood Spattered
October 3, 2011 By 6 Comments
Teach the Boys to Fight
September 17, 2011 By 34 Comments
Young male rage brings with it identity issues: masculinity, sexual desirability, ennui. Maybe the question isn’t how to get rid of it, says Dr. Damon Young, but what can we do with it?
9/11. We Remember
September 11, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Deniers and PTSD
Good Men Project commenter MediaHound tells a surprising story of how PTSD came to be recognized as such.
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