Aleph is the letter that sets the standard for every letter that follows. The Aleph Institute must be the same. The Aleph Institute is doing extraordinary fine work. Its assistance to defendants and their families provide standards of compassion and aid worthy of emulation. . . .
Aleph helps in three ways.
First, it explains to judges and the judicial system when and how alternatives to prison which protect the public are possible. Second, it helps those in prison develop their spiritual lives and maintain contact with their families and the world beyond their bars and barbed wire. Third, it assists those outside, particularly the children of prisoners, to retain their ties with prisoners. As a result of its good work, Aleph is widely known and respected by penal and judicial authorities. The many problems in our system cannot be addressed by simply building more prison beds. . . .