Posts by Eli Steenlage
Dispatches From Prison – Phone Interview 3
Nehemiah Reentry staff member, Rebecca Barber, gets an update from a currently incarcerated individual in a Wisconsin prison about the conditions as cases of COVID-19 spread through the prisons.
Read MoreDispatches From Prison – Part III: Does an inmate have to die before they react accordingly?
Sent Thursday, March 28, 2020 (Edited to protect identities) This ___ is real! Rumor has it that the virus is in four prisons and growing. They said it’s in (4 prison locations) and has corona and the Nora virus. Yet the government has not reacted except to take our visits, recreation, school and place people…
Read MoreDispatches From Prison – Phone Interview 2
In this revealing interview, Nehemiah Reentry staff member Rebecca Barber, talks with a currently incarcerated individual in a Wisconsin prison about the conditions in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreDispatches From Prison – Phone Interview I
Nehemiah Reentry staff member, Rebecca Barber, interviews a currently incarcerated individual in a Wisconsin prison about the conditions in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreDispatches From Prison – Part II
Sent Thursday, March 26, 2020 (Identity not included for their protection) “I’m currently serving my seventh year on a nonviolent drug offense in my first incarceration. I was sent to [a maximum-security prison in WI] on an override from Madison due to the significant accomplishments and conduct that I have maintained during my incarceration. I have been…
Read MoreDispatches From Prison – Part I
Sent Thursday, March 26, 2020 (Identity not included for their protection) “I’ve been in [a maximum-security prison in WI] for the past eighteen years, and I have never seen it anywhere close to as somber as it’s been over the past few weeks. Fear, worry and frustration have gripped and overwhelmed both inmates and staff…
Read MoreNehemiah Conversations: Reentry Conference 2020
Anthony Cooper sits down for a conversation with Jacqualyn Hunt, founder of FOSTER, and guest speaker for the 2020 Nehemiah Reentry Conference.
Read MoreInstitutional Racism Is In Everything: Gaining the Context For Speaking Into Justice
Sharing our paths to and through the course: Why are we here? What are we learning? For professional reasons related to the population she works with, we use Pazee’s first name in this interview. Pazee is a professional social worker. In her many years of clinical experience, Pazee has served a range of different communities and…
Read MoreKnowledge Is Transformational For White Ally
Sharing our paths to and through the course: Why are we here? What are we learning? After the third week of our course this year, Jan Reek shared some of her path to our course. On what led her to the course: Throughout her adulthood, Jan has looked long and deep into the racist ideology she…
Read MoreBlack History Course Participant Navigates Racism and the Adoption System
Sharing our paths to and through the course: Why are we here? What are we learning? Nichole Fromm, a librarian and participant in the African American History Course, points to a “confluence of personal and professional” experiences that underpin her deep commitment to the challenging content of the course. “I’ve lived in Madison for the…
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