Finding Forgiveness

By Samantha Elwell

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
– Colossians 3:13 NIV

As District Attorney Steven B. Wolfson said at my graduation from HOPE for Prisoners, “we all make mistakes”. I have definitely made a few in my life and by the grace of God I was saved by Reno Police department and sent to prison at FMWCC.

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What Do Female Prisoners Want Most?

By Cassandra Hein

To celebrate International Women’s Day, my sister Jamie and I partnered with Holliday Health Group to conduct a survey at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center (FMWCC).  We wanted to see what was most important to female prisoners, as they are often ignored by our society. 

After Orange: Halfway Home

By Cassandra Hein

After Orange: Halfway Home is a transitional home for women getting out of prison and jail in Las Vegas, Nevada. http://www.afterorange.org/

My sister Jamie and I grew up in a loving home with loving parents. We weren’t exposed to the judicial system throughout our childhood. When Jamie was sentenced to 10-25 years in prison, we had no idea what to expect.

The Parole Problem In Las Vegas

By: Cassandra Hein

On January 22nd, 2017, Sean Whaley of the Nevada Review Journal reported that Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is ‘pursuing creative solutions to a potential prison overcrowding challenge…including $2.7 million in funds’.  The article reveals that ‘Nevada has the fewest parole releases to the community per-inmate population in the country.’  I commend the governor for taking action to solve the transitional problem in the state of Nevada.