What if you were defined by the worst thing you ever did?

Today is an age of mass incarceration in the United States, and the nation is experiencing an enormous fallout of consequences related to massive institutional intervention. 

Prisoner reentry has become a pressing issue, along with the stigma of a marked record. Opportunities can become scarce or even inaccessible to those who have a record of felony conviction. Obtaining essentials such as housing and employment can become almost insurmountable because of the stigma attached to affiliation with the criminal justice system.

Just because people make bad choices does not make them bad people. These are people who wake up in the morning desiring to become better versions of themselves. They want a second chance; America was founded by people who came here for a second chance. Yet, there are obstacles they face as they seek to re-establish their lives and live successfully on the right side of the law; obstacles that are sometimes created by the very communities in which they seek to reside. 

When returning citizens reintegrate successfully, they become tax payers rather than liabilities, parents to as well as providers for their children, upstanding community members. In addition, tax payer dollars are saved by lowering the direct and collateral costs of incarceration; everyone wins.