Volunteers at the Criminon Center in Clearwater, Florida, say that with a few hours each week you can do something effective to reduce crime. Help close the "revolving door" through which prisoners return to a life of crime and wind up back in jail.
Read MoreFormer NBA player and inmate launches new venture missioned to produce "criminally delicious" snack bars and create pathways to second chances for formerly incarcerated individuals. Prison Bars Founder & CEO, Seth Sundberg, to discuss the launch of the company, its mission, and big hopes for tackling recidivism with Steve Harvey on April 6, 2016.
Read MoreAccording to Greg Capazorio, President of Criminon, situations like the one at Lowell are "one reason the work of Criminon volunteers is so important." According to the Criminon website, the organization's goals include, "addressing the causes of criminality and restoring the criminal's self-respect through effective drug detoxification, education and common sense programs."
In 2010 Congress reformed drug laws that were disproportionately biased against African Americans. Dark Justice offers a gritty, heartbreakingly honest view of Cooper's time in prison for being a drug dealer's girlfriend.
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