Stories like Joshua’s rarely end well. He was hooked on marijuana, prescription pills and alcohol by 16. His experimenting turned into a full-blown addiction after the death of his father when Joshua was 18. “I became depressed. I started abusing substances more...
Growing up in Baptist churches in the 1960s and 70s, Timmie remembers saying the “Salvation prayer” more times than he could count. But it wasn’t until his most recent trip to prison that he discovered a real life-transforming relationship with Jesus. Timmie grew up...
Many Crossroads students have tremendous artistic gifts. We have showcased their talent in our Threads arts journal and in art shows that we hold across the country. We now have another way to share prison art — through coloring pages. We have taken...
Estimado Mentor, Por varios años luego de ser puesto en libertad, solo hablé de mi encarcelamiento a un pequeño grupo de amistades. No me sentía seguro de hablar sobre ello. Quería proteger a mi familia, sabiendo que las personas que se enteraban de mi pasado podrían...
Dear Mentor, For several years after my release from prison, I did not speak about my incarceration outside a small circle of friends. I did not feel safe speaking about it. I wanted to protect my family, knowing that people who found out about my past...
