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Comment on Books by Jeff (JT)

Jeff (JT) — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:03:47 +0000

Hello! My Name is Jeff (JT) Taylor. I am the Maine State Prison (MSP) Vice-President of the NAACP. I have been on the NAACP Executive Board for approx. 6 years.
I brief background of my-self, I have been a Resident at the prison for 15 years. For the past 12 years I have been educating myself and involved with Restorative Justice (RJ) and continually learning restorative healing through the restorative lens. Currently I am a student through the University of Maine (Rockland) campus and I am close to receiving my bachelor degree in Liberal Art Studies with a minor in Mental Health & Human Services (MHHS). Before I graduate, I plan to sign up to receive a second bachelor in MHHS.
Utilizing the RJ practices to apply to my life, I have learned who I was as a person at the time and who I truly am. Taking responsibility for ALL of my behaviors demonstrated in the past, understanding how my behaviors caused much grief to others including my family & my-self! I wrote an apology letter to the family that my selfish actions caused a life of grief to!!!
I have been on a RJ Steering Committee comprised of Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) staff, admin, residents, district attorney, former employee of Restorative Justice Institute (RJI) Ryan Anderson, we created a 20 week curriculum. The first 10 weeks residents of the population learn the history of RJ practices. the following 10 weeks the residents apply pieces learned to their lives.
Currently under the NAACP umbrella, I am a Peer Support who provides services to the population on a daily basis. I also do reentry/transition planning with the residents, we are looped in by zoom with the Maine Prisoner Reentry Network (MPRN) which is the HUB of resources for Maine & other states to help with individuals incarcerated state wide.
Also, I am currently in the process of potentially doing 2 mediations with MDOC staff & residents. If everyone is in agreeance of doing the mediation, we will have mediation! I have been in the process of creating a Peer Support program under the NAACP/RJ umbrella. The Peer Support Services are through the RJ Lens. The NAACP is currently taking the Certified Intensive Peer Support Specialist (CIPSS) training through Maine's Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Office of Behavioral Health (OBH). The CIPSS training is the format for the NAACP Peer Support Training & Services program. CIPSS has RJ practices in the training. Thank you for all your amazing insight through the RJ Lens. I would greatly appreciate any & all information you have and are willing to share with me to help in my endeavors!!!

Comment on The shock of forgiveness by amine

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Comment on The shock of forgiveness by Ban Chung cu Gemek tower 2014

Ban Chung cu Gemek tower 2014 — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 04:55:29 +0000

I am shocked how some people are willing to forgive those who have ruined their lives, however I do admire how true to their values they are

Comment on Jails aren’t the problem by Swosti Education

Swosti Education — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:21:49 +0000

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Comment on Jails aren’t the problem by Swosti Premium

Swosti Premium — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:10:22 +0000

Well said

Comment on The shock of forgiveness by Sierra

Sierra — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:22:44 +0000

I read this as part of an assignment for my social change and conflict resolution class. The issues that we’ve been grappling with in class were powerfully conveyed in this article. It was interesting to me that the victims of the tragedies in Sierra Leone are able display such an objectiveness; they are willing to forgive and seek resolution to the conflict rather than push their own motives and try to win an argument. We talked about the idea of “going to the balcony”, meaning looking at the problem from a third party perspective and being “above” the role of mere competitor. The concept of forgiveness ties into that lesson perfectly because one cannot exist without the other. Beyond that, it was amazing to see that forgiveness is applicable not just to small-scale problems but to mass injustices. It’s really incredible to me how these individuals chose to handle their trauma. Using compassion as an alternative to legal penalties is both admirable and challenging. Overall this was a very beautiful article!

Comment on The shock of forgiveness by Brady Lowe

Brady Lowe — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:27:46 +0000

I find that my friend’s mother idles over the trivial things in life. She does to an extent that it affects my friend and her family. Then what if a more substantial conflict arises? What will that do to my friend and her family?

Comment on The shock of forgiveness by Majed

Majed — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:53:01 +0000

I am shocked how some people are willing to forgive those who have ruined their lives, however I do admire how true to their values they are, as well as how they overcome hatred for the good of the community. I sincerely hope that my fellow Arabs in the middle east take something from this text, especially after the long wars are over, and reconciliation begins.

Comment on The shock of forgiveness by Joseph Pasquini

Joseph Pasquini — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:19:37 +0000

Though I find the idea very noble, I just don’t see it working with today’s conflicts. Reconciliation requires both sides of the conflict to come together and find common ground. But I have a feeling that terrorist organizations like ISIS are not interested in finding common ground. If they were, I think the conflicts would have ended by now.

Comment on The shock of forgiveness by Samantha Royson

Samantha Royson — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 02:54:44 +0000

Fabrice I was referred to your blog one of my professors, and I am very happy to have read it. Your experience sheds light to real life post war and atrocities, and how the current “one size fits all” model for change and rehabilitation isn’t the best for everyone. I agree with your point that these types of assistance and support are situational, and that they need to be supplied on a more micro scale instead of only focusing on the macro scale. In order to rebuild a country you must start with the villages and tribes.