Second Chances Pay It Forward: How Released Prisoners Become Mentors in California
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After spending 28 years in prison, Allen Burnett emerged to experience simple freedoms like feeling ocean air—and is now using his story to mentor others. Formerly incarcerated individuals across California are breaking cycles of recidivism by becoming guides for people still finding their way, transforming their own hard-won wisdom into real change for their communities.
After spending 28 years in prison, Allen Burnett emerged to experience simple freedoms like feeling ocean air—and is now using his story to mentor others. Formerly incarcerated individuals across California are breaking cycles of recidivism by becoming guides for people still finding their way, transforming their own hard-won wisdom into real change for their communities.