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Tia Ryans Appointed to EMCF Board of Trustees
On February 16, 2022, Governor Murphy announced the appointment of 6 women to the Board of Trustees of the Edna Mahan Correctional...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Feb 14, 20229 min read
“The Passion I Never Knew I Had”: A Conversation with Deb Corbett
A few months ago, Deborah Corbett put forward F.O.R.T.E. House to receive a generous financial gift through the Sharing the Riches...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Jan 5, 20226 min read
Offering Help, Finding Inspiration: A Conversation with Radwa Mokhtar
Each week, Radwa Mokhtar and her co-facilitator log into zoom and open a meeting for any Mountainview student or alum who wants to join....
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Dec 19, 20213 min read
The Future of Higher Ed in Prisons
Last month, Tia Ryans participated in the 11th National Conference for HIgher Education in Prison, held in Denver, Colorado. Tia’s...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Nov 8, 20216 min read
What's Changed, What Hasn't, Through the Pandemic? A Conversation with Dominique Graham
Rutgers-Newark Mountainview Community Counselor Dominique (formerly Smart) Graham remembers well the early March day when the NJ-STEP...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Jul 13, 20214 min read
Ron Pierce Thought He Had Safe, Secure Housing
During a recent conversation with Ron Pierce, he shared his experience in navigating the limits and risks of post-incarceration housing....
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Jun 5, 20216 min read
Ivelisse Gilestra Looks Back, and Forward
Ivelisse Gilestra grew up in Puerto Rico and came to the U.S. at the age of 17, “looking for what was missing” in her life. Displaced and...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Mar 11, 20216 min read
Teaching Math & Science in NJ Prisons: An Interview with Gillian Knapp
Gillian Knapp, Emerita Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, began teaching math and science courses in New Jersey...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Feb 3, 20214 min read
FORTE House Resident Nelson Fights COVID--and Bias--from “The Front Lines”
Nelson describes his volunteer work at an Essex County COVID-19 vaccination site as “very exciting and fulfilling.” For Nelson, it’s not...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Feb 2, 20215 min read
The “Sacred Space” of FORTE House:Our Interview with Chris Agans
When you look at the entire chain of impact, you can see why I think of FORTE House as a crucial space—in fact, a sacred space—for a special
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Tia Ryans
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Pell Grant Eligibility Will Change Lives for Incarcerated Students and Their Communities
The Stimulus Bill passed on December 21, 2020 includes a life-changing opportunity for many incarcerated students who are once again...
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Karen Barnes Kaplan
Jan 11, 20214 min read
FORTE House, College Degrees and Maslow’s Hierarchy: Our Conversation with Regina Diamond-Rodriguez
It’s taken some time, but Tia has put every ounce of herself, all of her blood, sweat and tears, into making it happen.
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