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William M. DiMascio
William M. DiMascio is executive director of The Prison Society, a position he has held since 1998.
Prior to joining the Prison Society, Mr. DiMascio served as a consultant to correctional policy advocates in Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Oregon. During that period, he authored a fact book entitled Seeking Justice: Crime and Punishment in America, a reference work distributed across the county.
Earlier, he was a newsman, statehouse correspondent, and bureau chief for the Associated Press. In the early 1970’s he was the correspondent in charge of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office. He left the Associated Press to become executive editor of the Cleveland Ohio Press, one of the nation’s largest daily newspapers.
Mr. DiMascio was an officer of the United States Army and served as a detachment commander with the First Air Calvary Division during the conflict in Vietnam.
Contact:William DiMascio
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(215) 564-6005, ext. 113
Below is a list of links to editorials/articles written by William M. DiMascio.
Editorials
Jekyll and Hyde - Graterfriends, April 2005
Taking Chances: Living with Ambiguity - Graterfriends, March 2005
The Good and the Bad - Graterfriends, Feb. 2005
Parallel Obscenities - Graterfriends, Jan. 2005
Missing Role Models - Graterfriends, Dec. 2004
Who Likes Seafood Anyway? - Graterfriends, Nov. 2004
Absence of Leadership - Graterfriends, Oct. 2004
Lady Justice Keeps Up With The Times - Graterfriends, Sept. 2004
Justice By Numbers - Graterfriends, Aug. 2004
The Divine Right of Kings - Correctional Forum, March 2005
A Question of (Public) Interest - Correctional Forum, Sept. 2004
Delusions - Correctional Forum, Dec. 2004
Articles
Proving PTSD Post-Prison Sentencing - The VVA Veteran, Dec. 2003
Fishing for Decency - The Patriot-News, Nov. 11, 2004
Putting more women in jail is a bad idea - The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 29, 2004