Please talk to your kids.

I believe that alot of kids fall short because they're seeking something and want to be apart of something and I'm not a parent, but i know where i went wrong. What can we do as a community to keep our kids safe, from going to prison, from having kids early, dropping out of school etc... ?

How can we help the kids/teenagers who have already made bad choice's ?

How can we keep the others kids/teenagers from not making those bad choice's ?

The Reasons Why We Should Support Our Love Ones When They Return From Prison or Jail

I truly believe that outside support can be part of what makes people successful on parole/probation. I know without a doubt that God allowed me to make it out of prison alive physically, mentally,emotionally and most of all spiritually, but I also know that the love and support from my family and friends gave me extra strength and hope to keep moving forward.

When a person knows that he or she has support it makes things much easier for them, when they have love in their life (family/friends) its easy to deal with, when they have a place to live it's easy to deal with, when they have people to come home to, and a support group it's easy to deal with life. I HAD SUPPORT AND IT HELPED ME A LOT SO PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOVE ONES.

If you truly want to help your love ones support them.

One by 1 we can collectively empty the many Prisons and Jails that house our love ones.

Does Image Play a Good or Bad Role When it Comes to Eex-offenders?

I truly believe that image plays a very big role in how ex-offenders are being treated when they are released from prison. The people in the community fear ex-offenders most of the times because of what they hear and see and all those negative tags don't allow people to move past what they see and hear. A lot of us who are doing right and a lot of us who want to do right in the community and its not talked about like it should be. What can we do to try and mend the wounds as best as we can between the community and the people who are returning home? I understand that things won't be perfect, but we need to help change the way that some people in the community see all ex-offenders, because we are all not alike despite of what people may think.

how important are resource's to people who are returning from prison?

I know personally how important resources can be for someone who is coming out of prison and that's why I put my resource handbooks together to help these men and women get their life back on track. I believe that knowing is half the battle and if most of these men and women knew this information ahead of time it can be very helpful, but it can also be helpful while they're in a halfway house/transitional house etc. I need to know from you ,do you think that resources are important for these men and women who are returning to the community?? please remember that your opinion's are important because it shows people that you care.