“My life is awesome!” This is not a statement you would expect from someone isolated in solitary confinement while serving a twenty-five-year prison sentence. But it is exactly what Crossroads student Buddy wrote in his testimony. Growing up, Buddy took his family’s...
Alfredo believed he was beyond redemption. In an act of revenge, he had taken the life of another person. “I felt so horrible after I did it that I was just waiting to get arrested to pay for my crime. Revenge was supposed to make me feel good, but it didn’t,” he...
For over six decades, Nathen wanted nothing to do with God. “[My parents] went to church three to four times a year—holidays. I slept through it,” he said. “I was a criminal since five years old.” As a young adult, Nathen had a successful business career, got married,...
Derron was tired. “Not just physically but mentally and spiritually tired as well,” he remembered. “I was tired of trying it my way, living how I pleased.” After violating his parole and getting into a gunfight with a neighbor, Derron was back in jail, taking stock of...
David was accustomed to spending his days in prison. He worked as a correctional officer, patrolling the halls and keeping the peace between those who lived inside the cells. Then he found himself on the other side—behind the bars. Growing up, David was raised in a...