I love this story. I visited Riker's in the 90's while escorting teenagers on a speaking tour. That a prison like this can be turned into a garden of enterprise, caring and hope is how this country of inmates will change. Now THIS is rehabilitation in its finest form. We will never win a war on weapons by protecting ourselves with more weapons. The paradigm of violence in our society will only change when people are cared about, nurtured and taught, given responsibility for other living things and new ways of seeing the world and their potential in that world. Great example of positive reinforcement.
On Jan 23, 2013 davey craig wrote:
I love this story. I visited Riker's in the 90's while escorting teenagers on a speaking tour. That a prison like this can be turned into a garden of enterprise, caring and hope is how this country of inmates will change. Now THIS is rehabilitation in its finest form. We will never win a war on weapons by protecting ourselves with more weapons. The paradigm of violence in our society will only change when people are cared about, nurtured and taught, given responsibility for other living things and new ways of seeing the world and their potential in that world. Great example of positive reinforcement.