When Vanessa Gardner went to prison, she told her daughters that they would start over when she got out and never talk about prison again. Instead, Vanessa found her life’s work in Texas prisons, serving men and women behind bars. Since her release, she has earned a...
Crossroads’ Donor Relations Manager Exemplifies the Promise of Redemption A brisk stride, a wide smile, eye-catching bow ties, and a porkpie hat. This is Robert Woldhuis’s signature look. It’s the outward expression of his uncontainable vitality. Robert is the donor...
In 2018, Darryl Woods had exhausted all possibilities through the courts of being released from prison. He had argued since 1990 that his conviction was based upon fraudulent testimony. His future depended on a request placed in front of the then governor of Michigan,...
Sithy Bin became incarcerated in 2005, given two life sentences for accidentally wounding an innocent bystander in a gang shooting in California. The practicing Buddhist was in a deep depression, and he became suicidal when he realized that he might never know freedom...
We receive dozens of letters from students every winter thanking us for remembering them at Christmas with a card. Last January, we received an especially heartfelt letter from a student named Mark. His letter of thanks opened a window into Mark’s life that we are...
