The Narrative of the Black Incarcerated Man: Mass Incarceration, Prison Reform, and Rehabilitation

April J. Lisbon, Ed.D. was born in the Bronx and raised in St. Croix, USVI. She is a 20+ year veteran psychologist in public education. She has worked with individuals ages 3-22 years old. Dr. Lisbon's academic scholarship focuses on working with African-American males with emotional disabilities, twice exceptional learners, and the overidentification of African-Americans in special education. She has been featured in several academic books and journals and serves as a reviewer for several national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Charemi A. Jones, Ph.D. is a 28 year, sworn police officer. Dr. Jones has worked with citizens experiencing mental health crises, utilizing her skills as a Crisis Intervention Team member, and has presented at several conferences with Crisis Intervention Team International focusing on law enforcement response to persons in crisis. She is a certified Master Law Enforcement Instructor with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and helped to develop curriculum for police supervisory response to mental health related calls for service. Dr. Jones is an adjunct faculty member at Saint Xavier University, in Chicago, IL.

Richard Williams, MAT is an Applied Compassion and Mindfulness Coach, psycho-educator, author, and consultant. He is an agent of change using his personal experiences, studying, and research to reimagine and create a more compassionate and equitable world. He is a scholar-practitioner of education and compassion, psychology, Buddhism, mindfulness, altruism, and meditation. He is the author and editor of several publications on identity and emotions in education. After serving over a decade as a special education teacher, district administrator, and higher education instructor, Richard now offers a variety of services to individuals, organizations, and communities.

April J. Lisbon, Ed.D. 出生於布朗克斯，在美屬維爾京群島的聖克羅伊長大。她是一位在公立教育領域擁有超過20年經驗的心理學家，曾與3至22歲的個體合作。Lisbon 博士的學術研究專注於與有情緒障礙的非裔美國男性、雙重優秀學習者以及在特殊教育中對非裔美國人的過度識別進行工作。她曾在多本學術書籍和期刊中發表文章，並擔任多本國內外同行評審期刊的審稿人。

Charemi A. Jones, Ph.D. 是一名擁有28年經驗的宣誓警察。Jones 博士曾與經歷心理健康危機的公民合作，利用她作為危機干預小組成員的技能，並在多個會議上發表演講，重點關注執法機構對危機人員的反應。她是伊利諾伊州執法訓練與標準委員會認證的執法教學碩士，並協助開發針對心理健康相關服務呼叫的警察監督反應課程。Jones 博士是伊利諾伊州芝加哥聖薇克斯大學的兼任教員。

Richard Williams, MAT 是一位應用同情心和正念的教練、心理教育者、作家和顧問。他利用個人經驗、學習和研究作為變革的推動者，重新想像並創造一個更具同情心和公平的世界。他是教育與同情心、心理學、佛教、正念、利他主義和冥想的學者實踐者。他是多本關於教育中身份與情感的出版物的作者和編輯。在擔任超過十年的特殊教育教師、地區管理者和高等教育講師後，Richard 現在為個人、組織和社區提供各種服務。