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How Jeff Grant Turned My Case (and My Life) Around
By: Anonymous, California. A normal morning turned into a nightmare. A sudden thundering boom shattered the front door and my world. One moment I was a respected businessman; the next, I was facing white- collar charges and the terrifying prospect of a long sentence and crippling financial penalties. Shame, fear, and…
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Judgment to Curiosity: A Transformative Journey
By: Sabrena Morgan In our fast-paced, hyperconnected world, it’s easy to fall into the trap of judgment. We make snap decisions based on limited information, often reinforcing stereotypes and limiting our understanding of the complex human experience. But what if we shifted our mindset from judgment to curiosity? What if we…
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Oh No! You Viewed My Profile.
By: Michael Neubig One of the features of Social-Media, especially LinkedIn, one can see who (or from what organization) viewed their profile. For most people this is no big deal, but for the White-Collar Justice-Impacted community, it can bring a wave of emotions. Including fear, shame, guilt, judgement, and diminishment. Of…
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Why Do People Make Bad Choices? Simple, We’re Human
By: Craig Stanland “Do Good People Commit Fraud?” I was the opening keynote speaker at the 2024 Fraud Retreat in Denver a couple of weeks ago. I had an incredible conversation with a gentleman after my talk and he asked me that question. Followed by, “Do you believe you were a…
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Ten Years Later: Breaking Free from Shame and Rewriting My Life
By: Craig Stanland Ten years ago I reported to federal prison. It was day 1 of 730. Then followed by 3 years of supervised release and an order of restitution. I would do my time in a prison camp, but I was processed in a medium-security prison, the ones we see…
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White Collar Support Group™ Blog: White Collar Prison (Part Three), by John Dimenna
John DiMenna is a member of our White Collar Support Group™ that meets every Monday evening on Zoom. White-Collar Prison. An Essay By John DiMenna. Originally Published at Minutes Before Six. Reprinted With Permission. A Different Kind of Hell. You can survive prison, and you can recover from prison, but prison…
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Building A New Life After Prison, By Sabrena Morgan
Sabrena Morgan is an accomplished writer and TikTok creator and she is a member of the Ministry’s White Collar Support Group™ that meets every Monday evening on Zoom. You can experience more of Sabrena’s content on Medium and on TikTok. Embarking on the journey of rebuilding your life after serving time…
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BOP Administrative Remedy Process Explainer, by Lynn Espejo
Lynn Espejo is an accomplished author and blogger and she is a member of the Ministry’s White Collar Support Group™ that meets every Monday evening on Zoom. This is my personal overview of the BOP’s Administrative Remedy Process. If you have followed my blog, you already know that I became quite…
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White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Michele Weinstat Miller, Author & General Counsel, The Fortune Society, On Zoom, May 14, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™.
White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Michele Weinstat Miller, Author & General Counsel, The Fortune Society on Zoom, May 14, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™. To Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsceqorTkiGtfRJJMDGPsfbKT0Zy5QVorv We are honored to have Michele Weinstat Miller as our May speaker in our White Collar Support Group™ Tuesday…
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White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Jason Bowles, Esq., Criminal Defense Attorney for “Rust” Armorer Hannah Gutierrez on Zoom, Apr. 2, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™.
White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Jason Bowles, Esq., Criminal Defense Attorney for “Rust” Armorer Hannah Gutierrez on Zoom, Apr. 2, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™. To Register: https://zoom.us/…/tJYuc-uqqzoqEtygn7hkTuFQfzsFM_7-lMCW We are honored to have Jason Bowles, Esq. as our special speaker in our White Collar Support Group™…
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White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Jim McGreevey, Former NJ Governor & Chair of the NJ Reentry Corporation on Zoom, Apr. 16, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™
White Collar Support Group™ Tuesday Speaker Series: Jim McGreevey, Former NJ Governor & Chair of the NJ Reentry Corporation on Zoom, Apr. 16, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. Start Here™. To Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlduCrpj8iE9B61MoSyyFlSCq93o01f7ND We are honored to have Gov. Jim McGreevey as the April speaker in our White Collar…
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Navigating the Challenges of Prison Reentry, by Sabrena Morgan
Sabrena Morgan is a member of the Ministry’s White Collar Support Group™ that meets every Monday evening on Zoom. Start Here™ Reentry is hard. I spent four years in federal prison, and during that time, I became accustomed to a unique set of rules and a tight-knit community. In that confined…
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White Collar Prison, Part Two, by John Dimenna
John DiMenna is a member of the Ministry’s White Collar Support Group™ that meets every Monday evening on Zoom. Start Here™ White-Collar Prison. An Essay By John DiMenna. Originally Published at Minutes Before Six. Reprinted With Permission. A Different Kind of Hell. You can survive prison, and you can recover from…
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White Collar Prison, Part One by John Dimenna
White-Collar Prison. An Essay By John DiMenna. Originally Published at Minutes Before Six. Reprinted With Permission. John DiMenna is a member of the Ministry’s White Collar Support Group™ that meets every Monday evening on Zoom. Start Here™ A Different Kind of Hell. You can survive prison, and you can recover from…
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Jeff Grant on The JustPod, The American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Podcast
Jeff Grant’s Remarkable Recovery from Addiction and His Return from Federal Prison, to the Life of the Law NEW YORK, NY, USA, February 23, 2024. After overcoming a personal battle with addiction to prescription opioids and serving nearly fourteen months in a Federal prison for a white-collar crime, Jeff Grant has…
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My White Collar Support Group Experience, by J-K.
J-K is a member of our White Collar Support Group™ that meets every Monday evening on Zoom. In the unpredictable landscape of a criminal indictment, it’s not often that one encounters a guiding light amid all the complexity. For me, that guiding light is Jeff Grant, Progressive Prison Ministries, the White…
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Video: White Collar Week Speaker Series: Brent Cassity, Author, Public Speaker, Host of Nightmare Success Podcast on Zoom, Mar. 19, 2024
Brent Cassity is a member of our White Collar Support Group™ that meets on Zoom on Monday evenings. White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Brent Cassity, Author, Public Speaker, Host of Nightmare Success Podcast on Zoom, Mar. 19, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT. We were honored to have Brent…
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Watch Our New Start Here™ Video. White Collar Support Group™ 400th Meeting, Mon., Feb. 19, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT
Watch Our New Start Here™ Video. White Collar Support Group™ 400th Meeting, Mon., Feb. 19, 2024, 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc., the world’s first ministry devoted to serving people prosecuted for white collar crimes and their families, will hold its 400th weekly White Collar Support Group™…