Getting Out Staying Out Essay

I am a sophomore Sociology major at Morgan State University taking a course on community based corrections. I would be extremely honored if you could attend the presentation of “Getting out Staying Out" being presented at Morgan State University on October 22, 2017. Getting out and staying out focus on the success stories of life after prison. The work being proposed concerns me but also makes me proud because a lot of parole and probation clients fall victim to recidivism. Seventy percent of released prisoners are rearrested within three years. Fortunately you are a part of the thirty percent who has not returned to a life of crime and I would love to share your story to educate other students here at the University. Your attendance at my
Jeff often got into altercations with other inmates. That is until he decided enough is enough and began using his remaining incarceration to study real-estate which proved helpful to his job search upon release. Upon Jeffrey release he began looking for jobs in real estate which he studied so much while in prison. During his interview though Jeff did not go to school for real estate he was able to surprises his future employer with all the knowledge he acquired simply from reading while in prison. Jeff was also honest about his criminal background but because his future employer noticed the change from fourteen year old Jeff to 32 year old Jeffrey sitting before him he got the job. The person who has had a significant impact on Jeffrey’s life after incarceration is his boss. Growing up Jeffrey did not have stability, parents, a home or even s bed to call his own. From the age of eleven until the times Jeffrey was arrested at age fourteen Jeffrey had been to sixty two different foster cares homes which could easily turn one to a life of crime. Jeff’s boss left a significant impact of his life because if not for him and his acceptance of Jeff despite his past Jeffrey might not be a part of the thirty