The Journey Daybook, Inc.

We are more that half way through our 6 weeks commitment at The Lowell Reception Center, and all of our 12 trained JDB volunteers has had an opportunity to visit the prison for one of our sessions. The prison staff has been very helpful. We see several of the same guards each Monday as well as the education director, Kevin Sawnick, and, sometimes, Warden Poole, who is in charge of programs at the prison.

The drill for each week is clear to us – We arrive an hour before our presentation with our 12 inmates. This time starts with the process of passing through prison security, which can be quite involved. Then, we set up the projector and computer for the program and arrange the books we have brought as well set up the materials and supplies for our participants. The third week’s presentation was “Writing in the Journey Daybook” and Barbara was the presenter. As is our usual practice, we made journey daybook pages after the presentation and then finished the 2 ½ hour session with a Review of our pages. Susan brought her camera and took some photos, documenting the afternoon’s process, showing some of the pages, and also capturing the enjoyment on the faces of some of “our inmates.” This project continues to inspire those journey daybook alums who are part of project. The inmates continue to be enthusiastic, expectant, open, and engaged in the JDB practice.

Be sure to check our the journey daybook pages produced at The Lowell Reception Center on that page. Thank you everyone!!!