Category: Reentry
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Life Keeps Life-ing Even After 9 Years Free
Even years after release, the justice system often refuses to let go. This reflection explores how unresolved penalties resurface decades later, revealing a system where punishment has no clear end and reentry never truly finishes.
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Second Chances Deliver – Why Employers Can’t Afford to Overlook Justice Impacted Talent
In today’s competitive job market, companies everywhere are struggling to find reliable, skilled talent. Meanwhile, more than 80 million Americans, roughly one in three adults, carry a criminal record that too often excludes them from job opportunities. According to the Second Chance Business Coalition (SCBC), this untapped talent pool is being overlooked at a time…
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When Giving Your All Still Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
There are days when the weight of the world is just too much. Days when even the small wins get swallowed up by overwhelming setbacks. When the loudest thing in the room is your own inner voice whispering you’ve failed. Not just yourself but the people who believed in you, who counted on you, who…
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The Weight of Judgment: Returning to Family After Incarceration
Family is supposed to be our safe place, the people who stand beside us through life’s hardest moments. But what happens when they become the ones who hold up a mirror reflecting only our past mistakes? Coming home from incarceration is more than just a physical return—it’s an emotional battlefield. You walk through the doors…
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