360degrees
360degrees started out as an idea for a website almost five years ago. It has since evolved into a major initiative with the collaboration of dozens of imaginative and dedicated scholars, statisticians, activists, ex-offenders, students, educators, artists, and programmers.
According to the website (http://www.360degrees.org/360degrees.html), 360degree is a web page that is creating a database of organizations working around issues of incarcerations, crime and community development. The names who stand behind that idea are Jennifer and Kevin Mccoy. In the context of their project, they have been collecting the stories of inmates,lawyers, judges, parole officers, parents, victims and others whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system.
In connection with a new series on National Public Radio, Prison Diaries, they have conducted interviews and given inmates and officers tape recorders so that they could keep tape diaries of their experience in prison.
They claim that each story is focused around a specific case and is told from the point of view from the people involved. The amazing aspect about their project is that one is able to explore each speaker's personal space by navigating 360 degrees through their chambers or cells.
Mr and Mrs Mccoy's website state that its ambition is to involve and motivate other the web sites visitors in the fight for justice. I truly find the depiction of authentic stories and fates interesting and also inspiring at the same time. Thus, people have the unique opportunity and chance to read, hear or even understand victims' perspectives better.
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