Charles Neal is a corrections officer with the Oregon Department of Corrections. Morgan Godvin is a returning citizen working as an advocate, academic, journalist, and content creator. Together, Charles and Morgan have founded the Humane Justice Foundation, a coalition of people with lived experience from inside the criminal justice system, including victims, law enforcement, prisoners and everyday citizens. Humane Justice Foundation advocates for principles of restorative justice.
In this episode, Charles describes his experience working as a corrections officer, reviewing the institutional and personal challenges affecting this community. Morgan shares how these dynamics are surprisingly similar to those affecting the prison population itself. Thad then discusses an article Charles authored regarding the history of early prison systems published in JSTOR Daily. As an editor of this digital newspaper, Morgan explains how the work of JSTOR Daily is relevant for the current criminal justice reform movement.
Learn more about Humane Justice Foundation: www.humane-justice.org
Read JSTOR Daily: www.daily.jstor.org
Read Charles Neal’s article, “Were Early American Prisons Similar to Today’s?”
Follow Charles Neal on Twitter: @CharlesNealHJF
Follow Morgan Godvin: linktr.ee/morgangodvin
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