![]() I have been given a gift that I can take with me for the rest of my life and use to better the world. During one of the darkest times in my life, I feel like Ashland University extended this sliver of hope that turned into something much bigger. This experience with Ashland University has meant so much to me that it is really hard to put it into words. ![]() I feel like my time would have been a lot more difficult without the Ashland University program. I was able to focus my energy on something beneficial rather than on things that do not impact my future. My days were filled with education rather than some of the nonsense that takes place in prison. ![]() I am planning to move to New York this summer.īeing able to take courses through Ashland University during my incarceration helped tremendously with doing my time. I have been using the off time to research future job endeavors and educational possibilities. I was managing a salon prior to the closure but the salon is currently shutdown. Unfortunately, that was a few weeks before the shutdown caused by the global pandemic. At the age of 59 years old, I thought my best years were behind me, but after completing 4 years in prison, and coming out a college graduate, it enabled me to have a fantastic second career that has in turn given me financial security and, most of all, self-respect. My Ashland experience has meant the world to me. Overall, what has your Ashland University experience meant to you? It gave me something to focus on during my incarceration, keeping my mind off of the negative influences that permeate a prison and it gave me goals to achieve that in turn made me stronger and more self-assured of myself each and every semester. How did your experience with Ashland University affect your incarceration? Also, I have been volunteering for state reentry programs as well as starting a nonprofit to provide transportation alternatives for recently released former offenders. ![]() I have been working as a director of operations for a grocery store chain in Louisiana. What have you been doing since you were released? ![]()
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