Adjusting When Dad Goes to Prison Christina McDowell led a charmed life before authorities arrested her father, a prominent securities lawyer. As a consequence of her father’s misdeeds, Christina found her life in total disarray. She was a freshman in college. Yet her father had taken out credit in her name, leaving her with more […]
214: Hospice Care While Serving Life in Prison
Life in Prison, Episode 3 Jimmy Hamilton served 30 years in federal prison. While incarcerated, he made a decision to live a life of meaning and relevance. He educated himself, earning a university degree. Jimmy’s successful adjustment resulted in his being transferred to lower-security prisons. While confined at a federal medical center in Lexington, Jimmy provided […]
213: High Security Penitentiary to Lower Security Prison
Life in Prison, Episode 2 Authorities convicted Jimmy Hamilton of a serious crime when he was 20. As a consequence of a conviction for murder, a judge sentenced Jimmy to life in prison. He began serving his sentence in high security penitentiaries. While serving a life sentence, Jimmy transformed his thoughts and adjustment. Those decisions […]
212: Lessons from Prisoner Released After 30 Years
Life in Prison, Episode 1 Jimmy Hamilton went to prison with a life sentence when he was 20 years old. Initially, he adjusted to the ways of the high security penitentiary. He engaged in misbehavior, used drugs, participated in violence. Then, an encounter with his grandmother resulted in his change. Jimmy tells his story on […]
211: Attorney Helps Felons Travel to Canada
Felony Records Do Not Stop Travel to Canada with FWCanada.com Marisa Feil is an immigration attorney in Montreal. She has a specialty practice that serves people with felony backgrounds in the United States. If those individuals want to travel to Canada, they need to coordinate permission from Canadian authorities. Marisa and her team have built […]
210: Life in Prison to RocketSpace
Life Sentence to Success at RocketSpace Kenyatta Leal continues his story of transforming while serving life in prison. As a result of his adjustment in prison, Kenyatta changed his mindset. Instead of surrounding himself with gang members and those who embraced the criminal lifestyle, Kenyatta focused on success. He educated himself. He introspected. He participated […]
209: Life in Prison and Transformation
Transformation While Serving Life Sentence Kenyatta Leal overcame a life sentence. He grew up around gangs and crime. As a young man, he was convicted for armed robbery. While serving a five-year sentence, he earned his GED but didn’t do much to change his life. After less than four years in prison, authorities released him. […]
208: King Tone of Latin Kings Street Gang Reforms
Latin Kings Gang Leader to Community Leader Antonio Hernandez grew up in a crime-infested area of New York. He sold drugs and became a member of the Latin Kings street gang before he was a teenager. In time, he built a name for himself within the gang as King Tone. As a consequence of his […]
207: Federal Prison to Halfway House
Dan went to prison for convictions related to pharmaceutical drugs. He served a 42-month sentence. As a consequence of his participation in a drug-treatment program, the Bureau of Prisons released him 12 months early. He is now in a federal halfway house and he shares his story. Help spread the word on why […]
206: Preview of Success After Prison
I’ve been recording an audio version of Success After Prison. Today I made a mistake and recorded one episode on audio, but not the video. So I had to redo the episode. Rather than throw away the audio, I decided to publish it as a draft. Let me know if the presentation works for you. […]