Voices

Surviving cancer, Toby realized she had yet to do something that would change the world. So, she started a prison dog program, taking dogs from …

Proof that felons come from all walks of life, Gina was raised in a good home, but each of us deals with temptation and shame …

Indra indicated that her parents were lying, stealing drug-addicts. Ironic that Indra, in the same breath said that her mother ruled with an “iron fist”, …

Gabby, a single mother of five, came to our office in tears. She had just been released from prison, was about to lose permanent custody …

This week’s Butterfly is Nikki. Born less than 3 pounds to a drug addict, Nikki was the middle of three children. Her family moved often, …

With three young children from different fathers, Crystal was desperately overwhelmed. She disciplined the same way she had learned from her mother – with a …

When Casandra was 12 years old, her mother left, leaving 5 daughters behind. Casandra’s stepdad couldn’t take care of them and sent Casandra to live …

She was there; she watched the buyer handing over the money, the very same money she snatched from her husband’s hand, saying with disregard, “I’m …

Janessa has a lot in common with most prison women. Starting in her teens, men abused her. She turned to booze and pot to deaden …

Lauren began her story by taking responsibility for her circumstances, but I knew right away, unfortunately, that Lauren was not and should not have been …