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Journey To A Non-Profit

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...

AMERICA: Land Of The (In)Visible

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...

Trauma Informed Care, Yesterday To Today

by Danny | Apr 5, 2018 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Alternative to Incarceration, Reentry, Second Chance, Youth Empowerment

Being a non-profit working with young and old adults involved within the criminal justice system, we hear the term Trauma Informed Care more often than not. As a matter of fact, the term, especially when dealing with alternatives to incarceration, our criminal justice...

1+1 Equals…..Well, That Depends

by Danny | Mar 30, 2018 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Inmate

Statistics and numbers have their uses, mostly depending upon the agenda spinners manipulating them. While numbers reveal much about a particular situation, the fact remains, they can also obscure things, creating more of a head-scratching event than a cerebral...

Mixed Messages

by Danny | Feb 9, 2018 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Parole, President Trump, Second Chance

Deciphering the President’s Take on Criminal Justice Reform President Trump brought criminal justice reform to the forefront of the political debate with his State of the Union address. In a startling turn for the president, who campaigned as a hardline law and order...

Avoid Bad Goodbye’s

by Danny | Aug 25, 2012 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved

“Thought this job would be different.” “What did I get myself into and how do I get out?” “The company culture’s not what I thought it would be.” Truth is: Great career matches don’t always happen. The interview went well. The company appeared to be consistent with...