Dean’s Symposium Bios[6] On February 5th, 2018, Think Tank members Dr. Rick McCown and Taili Thompson were honored to be key note speakers at the 2018 Dean’s Symposium at Florida State University. We’ve embedded the[...]
What Elsinore-Bennu Means to Us By Malakki A life sentence in the state of Pennsylvania means a social death. This is the punishment that has been legislated by our state. Because we are guilty of[...]
Oscar, the youngest member of Elsinore Bennu, contributes this poem on the meaning of freedom: What is it to be FREE? Do you need a key to be Free? Is freedom only A physical thing[...]
The incarcerated members of Elsinore Bennu spend a lot of time talking with, getting to know, and supporting young men who have found themselves in the prison system. Often, though, they wish they could reach[...]
This piece discusses the economic irrationality of how prison contracting works in Pennsylvania and suggests some practical improvements. Prisons are multi-million dollar industries, and often those millions of dollars are spent without much public interest[...]
