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Handcuffed to Freedom episodes
- Prison Values - Hurt people hurt people
"Shame and guilt force us to push people away and isolate, vulnerability begs for us to connect."
Thanks to Grace Gamez for the wisdom and summing up the problem with those four simple words, "hurt people hurt people."
And Erec Toso, the legend himself, thanks for spending your Saturdays with us knuckleheads.
Go buy his book and read all about it.🙂
Night Bloom
*Recorded from a live talk for Creative Mornings Tucson
CMTucson
26 min - 7 Tips for finding a place to rent with a felony record
Let’s face it: finding a place to rent when you have a felony record is difficult *understatement* and often discouraging.
Here are a few tips to help you navigate the process and find a place that you can call home.
- Be upfront about your past
- Write a letter explaining situation
- Talk to someone before submitting rental application
- If possible speak to the homeowner, and if not then speak to the property manager.
- Avoid HOA’s (because they suck)
- Save up 3 months of rent
- Reach out to your network
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9 min - How To Support Your Loved One When They Are Released From PrisonSome advise on how to support your loved one as they build a meaningful and fulfilling life after prison.1. Give them some space to adjust.2. Understand their mindset by LISTENING.3. Have an honest conversation about the past.4. Support them in supporting themselves.5. Set boundaries.____________________________________________________________Check out the H2F Youtube Channel: Handcuffed to FreedomContact us at [email protected]If you’d like to support us, you can at https://www.patreon.com/handcuffedtofreedomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hcft2Frdm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuffed2freedom8 min
- Fighting Against Felony Disenfranchisement w/ John Fabricius
John Fabricius and I discuss the impact that disenfranchisement laws have on people with a felony conviction and how his fight to change those law has given him purpose after prison.
ATAC: www.aztracco.com
ATAC Info: [email protected]
AFSCAZ: www.afscarizona.org
ACLU: www.acluaz.org
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1 hr - Navigating Relationships After Prison w/ Leah Farrington
Leah Farrington was released from Perryville prison January 27, 2019. Since being released she enrolled in the Paralegal Studies Program at Yavapai College. In 2020 she was chosen as the face of Yavapai College, was chosen as Paralegal Student of the Year, and was awarded the President’s Award for Academic Excellence carrying a 4.0 GPA since enrolling. She will be graduating in May with honors and is enrolled at ASU starting in May for a bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies. Leah spends much of her time volunteering with the ACLU Smart Justice campaign and is a Smart Justice Leader and Super Volunteer with the organization. She also volunteers with Puente Human Rights Movement. Leah is a Mama, a wife, a sister, an aunt, a student, an employee, a friend, and a feminist.
https://www.smartjusticeaz.org/
http://www.puenteaz.org/
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1 hr 2 min - How to Get a College Degree Despite Having a Criminal History w/ Zach StoutZach Stout tells us some practical steps you can take to pursue a higher education despite having a criminal history.1 hr 7 min
- How Creative Writing Leads to Freedom w/ Erec Toso
Erec Toso directed prison writing workshops for ten years. He has taught writing at the University of Arizona for 25 years. His memoir, Zero at the Bone: Re-Writing Life After a Snakebite was published by the University of Arizona Press in 2007. He has published essays, poetry, and fiction in The Sun -- A Magazine of Ideas, Northern Lights, and other literary journals.
He is currently working on a book about the prison writing workshops and restoring a hundred-year-old house in central Tucson.
Creative writing stats (for the left-brained people)
Contact Erec at [email protected]
Night Bloom: Composing Humanity in a Prison Writing Workshop
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1 hr 9 min - Post-Prison PTSD and Healing from Trauma with Manny Mejias
After serving 20 years in prison Manny now serves as a Reentry Manager in Pima County’s Behavioral Health Unit. He uses his experience to help others navigate the challenges of re entering society after Incarceration and helps assure that community members with criminal justice experience have a voice in the county’s justice reform efforts.
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54 min - Monday Nugget: The Magical Properties of A Dry-Erase Board
Some news and how to make your dreams come true with a dry erase board.
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5 min - Be An Irresistible Hire with Federal Bonding and Work Opportunity Tax Credits
As someone who has just returned home from prison getting a job is not always easy. These two resources can give employers an incentive to hire you.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Federal Bonding
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About Handcuffed to Freedom
From the publisher's feed
Starting a new life after prison can be difficult; the challenges can seem insurmountable. Whether it's finding a job, a place to live, figuring out how to be in a relationship, or breaking down those mental and emotional walls we built to survive in there, it can feel overwhelming. The odds are not in our favor.
Handcuffed to Freedom aims to help people not only overcome those challenges, but create lives full of rich relationships, meaningful pursuits and purpose. We create resources for people who have been released from prison, their family members, and anyone who believes in second chances. It's what to expect, practical advice, motivation, inspiration and hope for the future. This is not your run-of-the-mill 'state sponsored' reentry resource. This is created by people who have been through experience, overcome the challenges and found success. Now we want to pass on what we learned.