“I Can Put My Guard Down”: How Restoring Promise Is Changing Prison Culture
The Restoring Promise approach is strengthening relationships, fostering accountability, and creating a healthier workplace for corrections professionals while helping young adults prepare for life after prison.
Correctional Sergeant Admir Efendic used to be on high alert when patrolling the section of Idaho State Correctional Institution (ISCI) that is now Cornerstone Village. The gray-walled unit was known for fights, drugs, and trouble, he said. “You would walk in and focus on security.”On a recent Wednesday, he greeted several residents with a smile an ...