22 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part 4: It Takes a Village
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO As we have gone through this series about reentry, one thing you may have noticed is that it’s never just about the released prisoner who...
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15 May Without a Father, He Followed the Wrong Men, Went to Prison, and Now He’s Got the World in Front of Him
They say that you are a product of your environment and at no time are you more impressionable than you are as a child. It’s easy to judge others and...
15 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part 3: Follow Up
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO In this blog post series, we are talking about the four successful aspects of reentry, or how a returned citizen can successfully come back into...
08 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part 2: Inmates Are People
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO As we continue to talk about the four elements of successful reentry as part of the larger process of restorative justice, it’s important to understand...
01 May Elements of Successful Reentry Part I: Start Early
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House CEO We have recently talked about restorative justice – what that means, why it’s important and the process we go through at Riverside House to help...
13 Apr Restorative Justice & Restored Voting Rights
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House Executive Director Achieving restorative justice is not something that happens over a few days, weeks, or even months. Our residents are with us 120 to 160...
04 Apr A Way Forward with Restorative Justice
By Cleveland Bell, Riverside House Executive Director When all the trees are cut down to make way for progress, at least some of those trees are later replaced through reforestation. We...
02 Apr Riverside House Helps One Woman Remember God’s Blessings
Many of our clients come to us having suffered immensely in their lives both before and during their incarceration. One of our strengths is helping them discover, or in some...
06 Mar Spiritual Development Department Honors Black History Month
Black History Month is celebrated around the country each year during the month of February. Beginning in 1926, it was initially called the Negro History Week and was celebrated for...
07 Feb One Client’s Story About Perseverance, Grace, and Faith Through Incarceration Struggles
Those who come to Riverside House after a long and painful journey, seek redemption and a second chance at life. We are inspired by one client who has endured unfathomable...