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178 articles
26Oct.
2020

The Endless Road to Reintegration ❹: Hsiao-Cheng's Story

Written by Chou Yu-Ling

Hsiao-Cheng's subsequent hit-and-run conviction while on parole turned out to be wrongful, and after two years of legal…

26Oct.
2020

The Endless Road to Rehabilitation ❷ Hsiao-Yeh's Story

Text by Lin Yen-Chu

In 1994, following two traffic accidents, Hsiao-Yeh was prosecuted under the Chiang-Kai-shek-era Act for the Punishment…

01Sep.
2020

Becoming a Translator: An Exclusive Interview with Chang Cheng-hsüeh, Social Worker at the Taiwan Association for Innocence

Written by Tsai I-wen, Li Ming-ju

Chang Cheng-hsüeh, widely known as Ah-hsüeh, is a part-time social worker at the Taiwan Association for Innocence…

31Aug.
2020

Spotting the Mediator: A Social Work Intern's Field Notes

By Tsai I-wen

When people mention "legal professionals," what comes to mind? Is it Justice Pao's stern and arbitrary authority,…

31Aug.
2020

For Ourselves and Others: JRF Also Needs Social Work Education and Training

Lai Yü-kên, Su Tzu-ch'ing, T'u Yen-tz'u, Li Ming-ju

In April this year, Chang I-hung, a social worker from the Department of Psychiatry at Mackay Memorial Hospital, came…

28Jul.
2020

Volunteer No. 93: Ch'en Chün-ho #LongTermVolunteerForTheCh'iuHo-shunCase

Liu Yü-hsüan and Lai Yü-hsuan

When asked about how she first met A-shun, she smiled and said it felt as though it had all happened just yesterday.…

28Jul.
2020

Volunteer No. 9: Wang Ch'in-ju #Long-term Volunteer for the Ch'iu Ho-shun Case

Text by Liu Yü-hsüan and Lai Yü-hsuan

Wang Ch'in-ju was once a family member of a person in prison. Having previously run around for her uncle, she had long…

23Jun.
2020

A Woodpecker Pecking for Taiwan: An Interview with Hsu Che-jung, a Defendant in the March 23 Executive Yuan Occupation Case

Text by Huang Ao-ching, Wu I-chen; Photos by mido

We noticed three clear, totem-like large tattoos on his arms. When asked about them, he generously explained that one…

23Jun.
2020

Hearing the Voices of Women in Protest: An Interview with Li Kuan-Ling, a Defendant in the March 23 Executive Yuan Occupation Case

Text by Huang Ao-Ch'ing, Lin Yen-Ch'eng; Photos by Lin Yen-Ch'eng

Dressed in a simple button-down shirt, wearing an illustrator's cap and a face mask embroidered with the word "TAIWAN,"…