Former juvenile prisoners found the capacity to change and now try to extend change into their community.
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Good men don’t always start good. The internalising of guilt and remorse can devastate or shut down the individual, especially when the individual is a juvenile. These men started as boys who were thrown away by the system. Sentenced as teenagers, they begin a journey of self reform. These men found the capacity to change under adverse circumstances. These good men are now trying to create a better social platform for change so other children don’t have to suffer the abuse of the criminal justice system.
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And this is why I’m looking forward to my new journey of Prison Ministry. So many need people who care. Having worked with troubled teens for 14 years, I hear everything they’re saying.