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WHAT CORRECTIONS PROFESSIONALS ARE SAYING ABOUT HOUSES OF HEALING

"Houses of Healing is the first program the administration has accepted in 18 years. There are always more than 40 inmates on the waiting list. We have now worked with over 300 inmates and I have also given out many copies of the book as I round the cell houses. We are a maximum security prison and often on lockdown. Houses of Healing is invaluable reading for those periods… Thanks again for your incredible book and insight into the lives of those behind the wall."

Lori Wilbert, Chaplaincy and Clinical Services. Stateville Correctional Center, Illinois

"I have taught this course at least 30 times now to over 400 inmates and each time I am again blessed to witness the miracle of deep transformation as inmates engage with the material and with themselves."

The Rev. Dr. Joyce Penfield, Chaplain, Adult Correctional Institution, Cranston, RI

"I am confident every time I begin a new class with Houses of Healing that students at the jail will like it and will want to grow and change because of it. It is a joy to facilitate this class! I have taught over 50 classes over the last six years. We are only allowed to gather 20 students at a time in our jail, and I always end up with a waiting list."

Peggy Keane, MPS, Teacher and Chaplain. Du Page County Jail, Illinois


"I heard an inmate give you the highest accolade. He said, You can tell who has taken her class and who hasn't by the way they act.' . . It is important for you to know how many lives you are touching and will continue to touch through your work. This is a harsh time in prison work . . These guys are thirsting for what you have to offer. I was sorry to be leaving -- it was the first time since my class ended that I felt I had done anything worth a damn."

Sara Dubik-Unruh, M.S.,
Counselor Billerica House of Corrections, Billerica, MA


Houses of Healing quickly gives the men and women in our social model recovery programs permission to and understanding of exactly how to address their unspeakable past and present pain and get beyond it in their daily living. . . Community stress levels are greatly reduced, and participants are soon free to both give and receive respect and empathy. No one walks away from Robin Casarjian's comprehensive and multi-dimensional program without a sense of hope.

Morgan Moss, Ed.S., NCC, LPC,
Clinical Supervisor of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service
Henrico County Regional Jail, Virginia

"I found Houses of Healing to be powerful, insightful and realistic. If used seriously, it can move many prisoners from a viewpoint of feeling hapless,hopeless and helpless toward responsibly examining and actively choosing values that will guide their lives toward being self-respecting and helpful human beings."

Dr. Donald Cochran,
Commissioner of Probation State of Massachusetts


"Houses of Healing is a groundbreaking book for prisoners and correctional staff alike. I have never read a book so instrumental for positive change.So many experts have said what's wrong, but not so competently created a guide on how to change. It brings so much hope."

Marcelino DeLeon,
LICMHC, Psychotherapist Suffolk County House of Corrections, Boston, MA


"Finally the order for your magnificent book is ready. Please send us 25 copies for the library. The men, as you might guess, find it hard to give the copies you donated back to the library after working with them. My hope is to find a way to allow them to buy them or get a copy to keep. A hundred thousand thanks for your mighty effort in writing this book."

Brian Murdoch
Suffolk County Sheriff's Department, Boston, MA

"It's only been a few days since we received Houses of Healing and the response from inmates has been tremendous. I hear inmates talking about its truthful, inspiring approach to dealing with incarceration and its effects on the human spirit."

Chaplains Mark Brown and Wes Sanchez
Okeechobee Correctional Institution Okeechobee, FL

"I am reading your wonderful book, Houses of Healing, and at the age of 62 I find that it is one of the most educational books I have ever read. I just want to tell you how wonderful and enlightening your book is to anyone who is incarcerated in this country."

Brother Nicholas Paul

"Houses of Healing: A Prisoner's Guide to Inner Power and Freedom is an excellent product -- a positive resource for prisoner that is constructive and upbeat in its presentation."

Perry Johnson,
Past President, American Correctional Association

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