In the fall of 2017, I initiated a series of exploratory conversations with present and former Vermont Corrections leaders about developing a fully restorative prison facility. With their consultation and insight, I slowly and steadily designed a fellowship proposal that would have allowed me to work full-time within a single prison facility. Over the course of the 18-month fellowship, I would partner with facility staff and inmates to re-imagine their prison as a place of support, accountability, learning, and healing. [Read more…]