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Reconnecting: First Steps for Released Prisoners

Michael Baldwin Senior is a Modesto Community Advocate and Paralegal. This article is the second in a series on the challenges faced by current and former convicts in their quest to successfully reenter society. It was written in collaboration with Tom Portwood.  April 7, 2021 is a day I’ll never forget, because just as I […]

Rehabilitation in California’s Prisons: Inmates Fill a Void

Michael Baldwin Senior is a Modesto Community Advocate and paralegal. This article is the first in a series on the challenges faced by current and former convicts in their quest to successfully reenter society. It’s written in collaboration with Tom Portwood.  I’m a former convict. I don’t consider the term a label but a source […]

Modesto Vigil for George Floyd Offers Hope

On this night, Congressman Josh Harder and his wife Pam were just (masked) faces in the crowd, standing in solidarity with their fellow citizens. Modesto Police Chief Galen Carroll somehow managed to make a big cop — in uniform and packing iron — look like your friendly next door neighbor. That was the atmosphere Friday […]