Shaped by Faith

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Church people come and go.

The Prison-Industrial Complex is Anti-Man

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Ozy Frantz takes on the prison-industrial complex and how it affects the lives of American men.

Sheriff Takes Inmate Golfing

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Pro golfer-turned-jewelry-thief-turned-inmate taken out of jail in order to give a golf lesson to a Sheriff Captain.

Supreme Court Rules Jailhouse Strip Searches Legal

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Mark D. White examines the today’s Supreme Court ruling about the legality of strip searches in US jails.

Don Draper is a Lie

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The desire to be a better man is leaving machismo in the dust and driving modern manhood forward.

“Good” or “Evil”? Not So Fast!

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Peter Pollard’s friend Roger changed his understanding of “good” and “bad” people.

Myths of Child Sex Offenders

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MB Cowan delves into the real world of sex offenses against children, where media stereotypes fail to address the reality of both victims and offenders, and where draconian laws may do more harm than good.

Wisdom of the Elders

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Both elders and our youth can inspire, says Paddy Murray, and all men need to be able to see themselves as inspiring.

Prisons Of The Mind, Dementia In Aging Inmates

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Julie Gillis reflects on how trusting prisoners with the care of inmates affected by dementia increases their ability for compassion.

Boys as Sacrificial Offerings

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Why do so many young men end up in prison? Christiane Pelmas confronts this question with an analysis of youth culture and coming of age.

8 Appropriate Punishments for PED-Abuser Ryan Braun

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“Drugs are bad. Bad people do drugs. And bad people go to prison.”

Solitude: A Prison Guard

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RJ Reilly Goes into the Abyss

“If you required that students never leave campus for four years and kept them under constant surveillance…”.

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I’ve Been to Sing Sing. Have you?

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Can inmates join the movement towards becoming good men?

Which Is More Expensive, Prison or Princeton?

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In California alone, spending averages $48,214 per inmate and only $7,463 per student.

The Caging of America

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Six million people are under correctional supervision in the U.S.—more than were in Stalin’s gulags. The question is why?