Category: Mural

ART IN PRISON

5/22/2014

While at prison, I noticed a beautiful wall mural painted by the inmates. It was about
12 feet tall and 20 feet wide. It was a simple country scene with a rolling
landscape dotted with delicate flowers and slightly hidden animals. You had to
stop and look carefully to find the red fox, a cardinal, and a butterfly among
others. Wouldn't it be great if all of us could see our world the way those
inmates see it from inside a prison cell?

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Daniel Foxvog

Daniel Foxvog, MA, VCRJ Executive Director, completed
his Bachelor’s degree in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies at Goshen College and earned an M.A. in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University.

He has worked as a conflict transformation trainer in Virginia, Illinois, and California, training students, teachers, pastors, police officers, and community volunteers. He previously served as a case manager for a restorative justice program in Fresno, CA, where he worked with hundreds of juvenile offenders and their families, trained and supervised volunteer mediators, and facilitated meetings between victims and offenders.

He has also worked as a church consultant, a case manager for youth with mental illness, and a group dialogue facilitator

ART IN PRISON

Daniel Foxvog

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