Those inside
and the post incarcerated is in need of help;
how to write a resume with little to now work
experience,
how to overcome the criminal background checks,
how to keep their information off the internet
how to get a job without discussion their
background
how to get a new SSN,
People
working on the behalf of the incarcerated need to understand the issues;
the new Jim
crow
prison industries, are the drive behind
recidivism
rule 35 “the snitch policy” has put far too many
inside without a shred of evidence
long term isolation, mandatory lock down and the
SHU is torture.
why most halfway houses are just another obstacle
the socialization process is making hard for
these people to re-adjust once released
What can the average person do to
make a difference? From, the do’s and don’ts of becoming a prison volunteer. To
helping to provide peer group counseling and so much more. All from the
perspective of someone who knows and been through it all.
The writer
has been a part of the system nearly his entire life, from an orphan, to many
stents as a juvenile and to 20 years in prison. Today, as a father of three young
men (ages 25, 23 and 17), he’s been free in for 13 years. Despite the tag of
ex-felon, he’s had jobs
Unarmed Security
Work at BNA (the airport)
Contract employee for CSX (the rail road)
Civil Servant (state employee)
In November 2014, he established Sankofa Charities Incorporated,
a 501 c 3 non-profit organization, To provide transportation for the
post-incarcerated, to and from work. The ultimate aim the writer, is to work
and build with anyone involved in closing the door to recidivism.