Ronald Nikkel
@Rnikkel
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President Emeritus of Prison Fellowship International - Grad of Loyola University, Chicago MPS Author "Hope in the Ruins"
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Joined April 2009
Despite our values and beliefs, if the price is right, we might even cut a deal with the devil by selling Jesus out for personal profit, popularity, or power
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What if Jesus Was Woke? - A Coracle reflection during this season of Advent in a time of crisis
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A collection of amazing true stories of people rising from the ruins of personal failure, civil conflict, brutality and injustice, and desperate circumstances to make a world of difference for good.
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Find my recent interview with Restorative Justice International here https://t.co/iqIeLy5iyl
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Restorative Justice International interview on prisons the state of justice and prisons. #restorativejusticeinternational #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #hope #crimeandpunishment #justice #prisons
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Most politicians and judges have never even been in a prison. Yet they think that imprisonment is the answer to crime. They need to check it out by visiting a prison, not just for a few hours but for a few days. Then they need to rethink their assumptions about the use of prisons
Prisons make up a large portion of every state's budget, but many lawmakers have never been inside. This video highlights the importance of visiting prisons to better understand the world. #VisitAPrison
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If you have not yet read it - "Hope in the Ruins" is worth the time. #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #crimeandpunishment #prisonstories #hope #justiceandmercy
It's Friday! What are you reading this weekend?
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Baylor data: Prison Fellowship International program builds case for restorative prisons https://t.co/zi2BJw0iGc via @RNS
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Prison Fellowship International
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Everyone should go to prison at least once. Even a short visit will help you see that imprisonment does not equate to justice being done. There has to be a better way! #rwnikkel #hopeintheruins #loveandjustice #justiceandmercy #hope #criminaljustice #prisonreform
In a challenge to lawmakers, actor Geoffery Owens asks, "How can you fix our criminal justice system if you have never been inside a prison?" Challenge your lawmakers to #VisitAPrison. Let's spread awareness about prison issues.
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Hope in the ruins. The ruins in our lives do not have to define us. Failure is not the end of the story. There is more to be written. Read "Hope in the Ruins" #hopeintheruins for amazing stories of human resilience. #rwnikkel
The obstacle doesn't define you, you define the obstacle. Bitter or Better? Grounding or Growth? Will It Retire You Or Inspire You?
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It is tough being a kid when your mom or dad is in prison. "Hope in the Ruins" tells some amazing stories of mothers and children in the prisons of the world. #hopeintheruins #prisonfellowship #hope #childrenofprisoners #prisons
Holidays can be a difficult time for families impacted by #incarceration. Hear how an incarcerated mom maintains and grows her relationship with her children while in prison.
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Hope in the depths of despair, inhumanity, injustice, failure, loneliness, and suffering. I have seen hope emerge from within the ruins - #hopeintheruins #hope #rwnikkel
Because of Jesus—there is always hope, even in the darkest moments of your life.
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The intergenerational damage of imprisonment is seen in families broken and destroyed as the result of long prison sentences. The children suffer most! #crimeandpunishment #hopeintheruins #prisonfamilies #prisons #justiceandmercy #rwnikkel
On im a celeb, the celebs cry after a few days of not being with their families. Prisoners do years behind bars, stripped from their families & families without a loved one for such a long time. Remember, Prison sentences are not always for the most heinous crimes #ImACeleb
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The prison system, justice system, and the legal system often conspire against human dignity and decency. All people matter, including offenders. #thesystem #Kardashian #deathpenalty #crimeandjustice #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel
Be sure to catch up on "The System", Kim K's podcast that explores the fatal flaws in the criminal legal system through the lens of Kevin Keith. Monday we will be hosting a Q&A with Charles Keith, brother of Kevin Keith. Visit https://t.co/2Ami2oQS9X to register! #BringKevinHome
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A vision for justice. I often ask - "What does justice look like when justice is done?" Sometimes art gives us a way of seeing differently. #justiceandmercy #prisons #hopeintheruins #crimeandpunishment #rwnikkel #peaceandjustice
TODAY: Please join us for the opening celebration of “Justice Reflected” by artist James Yaya Hough at Esplanade Plaza Wall, Battery Park City in NYC.
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We know what the problems are in prisons - more studies will not enlighten us, but only serve to delay acting on what we already know. #justiceandmercy #crimeandpunishment #prisoncrisis #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #hope
I’ve never met an incarcerated person who’s said “we need more data on abuse, medical neglect, and death inside this jail/prison to understand the problem.” But the number of academics who believe data is the key issue at play in our four-decade-old carceral reality is striking.
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Solitary confinement is not a solution. It is punitive for sure but not at all corrective. It is vindictive not helpful. #rwnikkel #hopeintheruins #prisons #crimeandpunishment #treatmentofoffenders
Audiences across the United States have been riveted by performances of "The BOX," grantee @SShourd's soul-shaking exposé of solitary confinement in the American penal system. Hear reflections from @EndofIsolation actors Anthony Michael Jefferson and Gabriel Montoya below. 🧵
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Any excuse to treat prison inmates badly! One of the most helpful things for inmates is family and community contact. When prisons make that difficult if not impossible it has a devastating effect on prisoners. #rwnikkel #hopeintheruins #justiceandmercy #prisons
“They’re Destroying Our Support Networks” Prisons continuing to lean on Covid as an excuse to strip prisoners of rehab opps while conveniently ignoring Covid protections which would inconvenience officials or deprive them of incarcerated labor.
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It would be far less expensive to provide decent housing for the unhoused than to house them in a jail or prison. #hopeintheruins #rwnikkel #justice #prisonandpoverty
A horrifying indictment of our social values: Why unhoused people in the US are choosing to go to jail: ‘I kept reoffending’
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Prison is hell indeed and after prison some don't have a hope in hell. But for others there is #hopeintheruins I have incredible resilience in some of the worst prisons of the world #rwnikkel
"Prison is Hell, but solitary confinement is Hell to the 10th power." -woman in TX solitary confinement
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Is forgiveness the enemy of justice? A great question. If we think justice is achieved through punishment even punishment that suits the crime we do not understand justice. #rwnikkel #crimeandpunishment #hopeintheruins #prisons
I asked @TimKellerNYC questions like: • How do we conquer bitterness? • Isn’t forgiveness opposed to justice? • What have you learned from marriage to Kathy? In a permissive-but-unforgiving age, this is a timely and powerful book. https://t.co/4aGnTgo5Yp
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