Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap:
A biweekly column in which various contributors from both sides of prison walls explore common ground for effecting change. Reader responses are welcome to info@voicesforracialjustice.org. To learn more about the organization's work, visit www.voicesforracialjustice.org.
I’ve fallen and I can’t get up
My name is Robert J. Dixon Jr. I'm currently incarcerated in the Lino Lakes minimum security prison.
Read moreWhat a difference a day made
It was the legendary singer Dinah Washington who sang, "What a Difference a Day Makes." When I was asked to...
Read morePrisoners need more than a taste of higher education
I was transformed by my college education. I am not even close to being the same person as the 17-year-old...
Read moreMy ambitions as a father
My wish as a father is to live a fulfilled life filled with meaningful work, powerful relationships, and to leave...
Read moreRotten before ripe: How the School-to-Prison Pipeline ruins lives early
Rotten before ripe? You may be asking yourself how that is even possible, and perhaps I would as well if...
Read moreGetting our message to the governor
A biweekly column in which various contributors from both sides of prison walls explore common ground for effecting change.
Read moreSociety needs to see inmates as real human beings
I am writing in response to a Star Tribune story about the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC) banning news cameras.
Read moreHeeding a ‘Call to Action’
Our Bridging the Gap workshop on October 1, 2014 was an historic day on many levels. Forty community organizers and...
Read moreBroken systems lead to broken lives
A biweekly column in which various contributors from both sides of prison walls explore common ground for effecting change. They...
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