ABOUT THIS BLOG

This is the blog for Resolana, a community-based non-profit organization that provides holistic, gender-sensitive, rehabilitative programming for incarcerated women, currently working at the Dallas County Jail. Our vision is that our holistic, gender-specific programs will help women break the cycle of incarceration.

The blog is an informal way to share experiences and information, exchange ideas and learn, as well as spread the news about our work.

RESOLANA builds a safe and challenging learning community behind the walls of the criminal justice system, where women can utilize their time in custody to acquire the skills, tools and resources that will help them take responsibility for their lives and prepare them for a positive reintegration into the lives of their families and communities.

Please visit our website, www.resolana.info, for complete information on our programs.

PLEASE REMEMBER:

In your comments and posts, please preserve inmates’ confidentiality and don’t include their personal information or name. Use first names only when referring to inmates or refer to them in an anonymous way. Also, a release by an inmate is required to publish or display her work (writing or artwork).

About our name RESOLANA…

The Spanish term la Resolana refers to the sunny side of a building or plaza, a protected place where the warmth absorbed by the adobe walls draws people to gather together and talk. Traditionally, the village elders (called ‘los resolaneros‘ or sun seekers) spent their afternoons seated against these “warming walls,” exchanging news with passersby, swapping stories, and passing on their cultural wisdom to the community. Our intention is to create such a space for women behind the walls of the criminal justice system, a place of learning, self-expression and community.