Enduring Years in Prison: How Do They Do That?

Thousands and thousands of individuals are incarcerated around the United States. What is it that gets an individual through such an ordeal? How do they persevere? Do they even persevere?

These questions have been asked countless times over the decades, but there is no one explanation. Finding purpose and looking toward a goal do seem to be common themes for those individuals who successfully navigate decades in prison and come out on the other side.

Read about one man's journey toward freedom and how he used running - and that is running laps around a prison yard at a high speed - to see him through the years. This inner drive inspired others to meet him on the outside and accompany him on a run to his home (26 miles away) on his release day.

http://www.salon.com/2017/07/22/his-first-run-outside-27-miles-from-prison-to-home/

(Credit Getty/Michael Svoboda)

World of The Arts Supports Criminal Justice Reform

Multi-million dollar paintings and criminal justice are often only in the news with the heist of a famous work of art.

Recently, that all changed and the art world was turned upside down when Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's 1962 work Masterpiece. Not only did the 165 million dollar sale become one of the fifteen most expensive pieces of art known to have been sold, but the sale also creates a fund to support criminal justice reform. The ultimate goal is to reduce mass incarceration in the United States.

Read more about this event at NPR's the two-way.