December 23, 2020
We want to share the news that Ben Hall recently passed away. For those who took the training in Oregon, you will, I’m sure, remember Ben. He was involved in working on our trainings with the ACE think tank for several years during his incarceration at the Oregon State Penitentiary. Ben brought smarts, humor, leadership, and heart to the training experience. He was a great gift to many. Click here for more.
December 5, 2020
We are sad to share the news that, on Thanksgiving morning, one of our Inside-Out instructors, Deborah Leibel, passed away after a long bout with cancer. Deborah attended the training in June 2014, and taught several Inside-Out classes in the Philadelphia jails through The Philadelphia Center, where she was a faculty member from 1990 to 2017. Click here for more.
April 30, 2020
We are very sad to share the news that Thomas (Reem) Cotton passed away last night after an illness related to the Coronavirus. Many of the people in our network probably knew Reem, as he was part of the Graterford Think Tank for 10 or 11 years, and was probably involved in 20-25 Inside-Out Trainings. Click here for more.
July 1, 2019
Rev. Dr. Leah Gaskin Fitchue completed the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute in January 2018, and soon after, began teaching Inside-Out courses at the Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia. Her most recent class combined from the jail and students from Virginia Theological Seminary. Click here for more.
February 8, 2019
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Carolyn Schrock-Shenk, an associate professor of Peace, Justice, and Social Conflict Studies at Goshen College in Indiana. Click here for more.
November 16, 2018
The Inside-Out family is in deep mourning over the loss of Kay Harris, who passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018, after a brief, sudden illness. Kay was both the midwife and backbone of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, and has had a profound impact on the program’s evolution. Click here for more.