Nobody is really born bad.
We are all, in many ways, the product of our experiences, our environments and childhood. Even those in prison, many of the men are victims in their own right too; victims of abuse, of neglect, of bullying, violence, and criminal exploitation. Hurt people, hurt people, as they say.
It is no coincidence that 98% of the U.S. prison population have at least one Adverse Childhood Experience.
And until we can see men, even many of those who we dislike most, as simultaneous victims and perpetrators, I fear nothing will change.
Here Jordan talks about ‘The Work’, an award-winning documentary, that reveals the humanity of men in a maximum security prison, to show that behind the angry mask, is so often a broken boy, desperate to be seen.
What do you think?
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2026-06-02
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