When I came home in 2004 I knew that I was blessed to have a HUGE supporting cast of people whom actually believed that I could succeed. My family did an amazing job with making sure that I had some of the bare necessities that they thought that I needed in order to reintegrate back into a real society. Culture shocked, I really did not have any actual idea of what was necessary to succeed, but continued to work toward learning the mechanics of how an adult should move withou

Lets all be honest, the employment pool for production jobs that we are praying that our inmates receive once they're released are going away in droves. I live in the Washington, DC area, and while there is a crane and construction site on every corner of the city, even I can see the change in the way that jobs around construction are even changing. These industries that we rush to tag our family members in upon their release from prison are fading...and fast! Sure, you can c