Carpentry students at the Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center used their skills to once again support the annual Misericordia Family Fest. Misericordia serves the needs of those with developmental disabilities in the greater Chicago area. The annual event raises money for Misericordia’s noble mission. “We had the privilege of working with Misericordia for the … Continued
These clubs provide a forum for students to collaborate with each other in creating innovative, entrepreneurial projects and to develop real prototypes.
“The students did an amazing job. We could not have asked for anything better. They were amazing.”
“They want to see you get out and stay free. They don’t treat you like you’re a criminal still. They actually see you as a person.”
“You get a degree from Baylor University. I mean, who goes to prison and comes out with a degree from Baylor University?”
March 14, 2018 Offenders tend to in-house garden, all produce delivered to local charities Offenders in Management Training Corporation’s Billy Moore Correctional Center in Overton have gotten a small dose of the farm life in the last year. Warden David Hudson determines what to plant based on advice from the local Texas A&M … Continued
“This is a great opportunity because it’ll allow me to find better work in Mexico and to be able to better support my daughter.”
“Completing the program at Humphrey,” says Sanders, “was the best present I could have ever given my parents.”
“I feel like if someone believes in you, actually believes that you can actually be a good person—it makes you want to be a good person.”
Programs such as the NRDAP program help reduce recidivism and prepare offenders to successfully re-enter society by…