If the free citizen needs to pay rent, buy food, or otherwise take care of themselves and family, in my opinion, as a former prisoner, I’d rather have gone hungry than for my loved ones to have sent me money that was needed to provide for themselves. My comfort came in second compared to theirs.
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Successfully Reentering Society by Wayne T. Dowdy
My opportunity to reenter society approaches faster than additional studies can be produced to predict the likelihood of success for released prisoners. I am prepared for successful reentry. Failure is not an option. Without thinking of that particular day, I have worked toward it for almost three decades. Even when my release date seemed more distant…
Teaching Cons New Tricks–Creative Writing & Q.A. Apprenticeship Program
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