By: Sumy
I was kindergarten age when I began smoking. I would pick up cigarette ends and smoke them just for fun. It was probably because of the lack of love I received as a child.
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A 20-Year Battle: Why Reverend Christie Buckingham is Fighting the Death Penalty
By: Clare Bruce
Three months before Australian man Myuran Sukumaran was executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking, he asked his friend and spiritual advisor, Melbourne pastor Reverend Christie Buckingham, if she would make a vow.
Our Christian Responsibility To Care About Prisoners
By: Anne Rinaudo
It is easy to love the people who accept our love and to care for those grateful to be helped. Does our call to love our neighbour really include the gruff and ungrateful, the people who have been removed from society for criminal acts?
On Death Row for 28 Years. Here’s How Anthony Ray Hinton Stayed Joyful
By: Sheridan Voysey
In 1985 Anthony Ray Hinton was charged with the murders of two restaurant managers in Birmingham, Alabama. A jury found him guilty, a judge sentenced him to death. But he was innocent.
Is Our Prison System Working? Why Should we be Concerned?
By: Anne Rinaudo
Discussion of crime and punishment inevitably gets heated. Some people want to take a hard line ‘prison is for punishment’ approach while others see merit in addressing the social circumstances and personal difficulties that got people behind bars.