He has an MBA from a prestigious university, was a CPA, and his resume includes a string of executive positions. But Josh Nowack couldn’t find employment after being released from prison, where he had served three months for an embezzlement […]
Category Archives: Success Stories
Successful reentry: Kamarlo “Marlo da Motivator” Spooner has created a career in trucking and real estate
Kamarlo “Marlo Da Motivator” Spooner is the kind of second chance success story we’re happy to share. Hopefully it will inspire others to search for the opportunities that exist and carefully prepare for them. Just like Marlo did. We were […]
Libraries provide invaluable reentry resources, and former librarian Enrique Rivera used them wisely
Listen to a certain librarian and you might find the help you need for successful re-entry. And you’ll find it at the local library. Just like Enrique Rivera – who eventually became a librarian himself – did. His story highlights the many […]
Alicia Wells inspires others who’ve been incarcerated and addicted to succeed in life
What can a former addict who was incarcerated teach others about success? Clearly a lot. Take Alicia Wells of South Bend, Ind., for example. Alicia became addicted to drugs after a series of surgeries related to sports injuries. And as […]
Antonio Reza helps pave way for formerly incarcerated who want to become lawyers
Thanks to the efforts of Santa Clara University School of Law student Antonio Reza and others like him, a growing number of people leaving prison may be headed to law school. Many people study law while incarcerated. They may want […]
From inmate to Leavenworth mayor: An inspiring story of a man who made a unique journey
While politicians on occasion end up in prison for wrongdoing of one sort or another, Jermaine Wilson took the opposite path. He made it from prison to politics, now serving as the recently appointed mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas And it’s […]
Life after prison: Master guitar maker decides to tell his story
When leaving prison, should you tell the story of your incarceration or keep it a secret? And how long do you wait before you do so? It took master guitar maker Robert Vincent 10 years to tell his story. Now […]
Blackstone Career Institute changed life of former inmate
The thousands of hits we’ve received – and continue to get – on the article we wrote about Blackstone Career Institute three years ago indicates the appeal of the paralegal correspondence course it offers to those in prison. It fact, […]
Vanderbilt students design Triple Thread Apparel to train ex-offenders
Students at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., have created a business to help give job skills and experience to the ex-offenders they share a home with. Their home, Dismas House, a unique halfway house which may be the only one […]