As a prison consultant, I’m sometimes confronted with questions about how an individual can move beyond a criminal conviction. This question comes from white-collar offenders or people who’ve been convicted of business-related crimes. They worry about what kind of life they’re going to lead after prison. They worry because search engines will always publicize their crime and those challenges may limit opportunities. They can learn something from former gang members who turned their life around.
It’s my job to teach anyone how leading a life of relevance makes all the difference. In today’s podcast, Heracio Harts helps me to convey that message.
Heracio and I sat down to talk about re-entry and what it is like for someone to have emerged from prison on multiple occasions. We discussed the challenges and limitations that are imposed by society when having to bring up prior incarceration. Heracio also talked to me about the work he is doing through Healthy Hearts Institute.