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RE/CLAIMED Magazine is the official publication of A Beautiful HEART Ministries, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to educating, inspiring, and advocating for individuals and communities impacted by incarceration. Published quarterly, the magazine features powerful stories, expert insights, investigative journalism, and thought-provoking conversations that promote healing, justice, and second chances.
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RE/CLAIMED Magazine is more than a digital publication-it is a platform for education, advocacy, and transformation. Published quarterly by A Beautiful HEART Ministries, RE/CLAIMED amplifies the voices of justice-impacted individuals while exploring incarceration, reentry, healing, public policy, and the resilience of communities working toward lasting change. Through investigative journalism, personal narratives, and expert perspectives, the magazine also brings awareness to prison conditions, the challenges faced by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and the reforms needed to build a more just and humane society.
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The Power of Becoming
Michelle Horne-Findley brings compassion, spirituality, and a commitment to change to her work in mental health and the justice system. In her interview, she shares what keeps her grounded, why advocacy matters, and how she continues to grow in her own journey of becoming. Read her story and discover the woman behind the work and her dedication to helping people feel seen, heard, and treated with dignity.
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The Power of Becoming
Michelle Horne-Findley
Michelle Horne-Findley brings compassion, spirituality, and a commitment to change in mental health and the justice system. In her interview, she shares what keeps her grounded, why advocacy matters, and how she continues to grow in her own journey of becoming.
Alchemizing the Wound
Simran Dave
I met a young man who transformed the way I think.
A word usually used to diminish people could be reclaimed and given a new meaning-one rooted in pride, strength, and empowerment.
And somehow, that changed the way I looked at my own past.
I could see beauty in transforming a word without ever needing to say it. He didn't teach me that I needed to start using the words that made me uncomfortable.
He taught me that I could look at them differently.
And that distinction changed everything.
Inside Securus Technologies' Grip on Prison Communication
Dr. Clover A. Perez
For more than a million incarcerated people across the United States, communication with the outside world operates within an economic structure fundamentally different from the conventional telecommunications marketplace. Securus Technologies, a Texas-based corrections-technology company, has emerged as a dominant corporate actor in that system, providing telephone, video, messaging, tablet, and other digital services across a substantial portion of the nation’s correctional institutions. Its influence, however, cannot be measured solely by the number of facilities where its technology operates. The more consequential distinction lies in the market’s structure: incarcerated people and their families generally do not choose the company through which they communicate. Correctional institutions make that determination through contractual arrangements, leaving the individuals who ultimately use—and frequently finance—the service with little meaningful consumer choice.
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The Other Side of the Sentence
Mackenzie Guirsch
When I was three years old, a sneaker wave took me.
Our mother had taken us to the beach. Lisa, who is fourteen years older than me, was put in charge. The ocean grabbed hold of me and my brother, who was four then, and swept us away. Lisa fought through the current to reach us, swallowing water, and held us above her head until we were safely back on the sand. She saved our lives while risking her own.
That's who Lisa is. That's who she always has been.
Nobody tells you that when they talk about her incarceration.
For most of my adult life, Lisa has been in and out of jail and prison. Yet no sentence, report, or label has ever mentioned the sixteen-year-old girl who ran into the ocean for her little siblings without hesitation. The system doesn't have a box for that. But I do.
You’re Allowed to Grieve During the Holidays
Lindsay Irene
My ancestors shared their stories so that I could find the lessons in them. That is why sharing part of my life with you is so important. I am sharing pieces of my soul in the hope that you can learn not only what not to do, but also how to heal from the things that hurt you to your core—the things that leave you unsure of how to navigate parts of yourself.
The holidays are coming. So many people will tell you to be grateful you still have something to celebrate. You will read blogs and articles listing five ways to beat the holiday blues.
I am not going to tell you those things.
I want you to feel the feelings you are feeling. Sit in them. Be angry. Be hurt.
Be okay with not being okay.
Do Not Let Prison Decide Whom You Become
David Z. Simpson
After spending a decade incarcerated, I learned something that many people outside prison walls do not fully understand: prison is not only a place of punishment; it is an environment that constantly pressures people to give up hope, lose themselves, and accept emotional, mental, and spiritual defeat. And if we are honest, many prisons are built in ways that slowly break people down. Not all at once, but slowly.
A person can enter prison angry and leave emotionally numb. Another can enter hopeful and leave distrustful of everyone. Some men become hardened because survival in harsh environments often requires suppressing fear, emotion, compassion, vulnerability, and sometimes even humanity. Others lose confidence, purpose, family connections, or belief in their future. Some never fully recover from what they experienced while incarcerated.