by Danny | Jan 16, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Incarceration, Reentry, Second Chance
“To say is not to do. To do is to say.” Duck For those who do not know Duck, he is simply a man. A man who spent 13 years incarcerated for a crime he did not commit but still walks a path defined by society unwilling to offer second chances. We’ve heard it many times...
by Danny | Jan 16, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Career, Reentry
Our 18-book workshop series features justice-involved individuals. Students will come to identify with many. Shortly we will introduce Stick and Duck as well as tell their stories. I encourage readers to share thoughts and respond to their personal situations as the...
by Danny | Jan 16, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Recidivism
2nd Chance University is a non-profit dedicated to educating, employing, and empowering the justice-involved. Our 18-book, 4-6 month intensive programs take an aggressive interactive approach founded by trauma-informed care, behavioral modification, and consciousness...
by Danny | Apr 27, 2018 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Incarceration, Prison, Reentry, Second Chance
If you have not checked out the previous submission, you may feel a bit out-paced. Either way, here goes the second part as the journey to a Non Profit continues… Since 2012 I’ve expanded our non-profit to support three justice-involved categories: Youth reintegration...
by Danny | Apr 18, 2018 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Alternative to Incarceration, Reentry
Grew up eye-shot of La Tuna, Federal Correctional Institution, in Vinton, Texas. Living close enough to be part of the environment, I wondered what it was like to be on the inside. Pushing several years into the future, I became a 16-year old outfielder with a family...
by Danny | Apr 11, 2018 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Reentry, Second Chance
Writing provided by Duck who spent 13 years incarcerated; now finding a home as contributor and facilitator/trainer with 2nd Chance University, a non-profit dedicated to those who have stumbled. For those who have been (or are currently) justice-involved, being...