I sat down and spoke with Rene Rodriguez, a boy raised by heroin-addicted parents, a teen who embraced street culture, leading him to the ultimate embrace of life without parole. Now, a man determined to make amends for his past actions and committed to giving back in meaningful ways.
We discuss the profound impact that education can have on transforming lives, the importance of story and his newsletter - Views on LIFE. This publication is dedicated to sharing the stories of individuals serving life sentences, shedding light on their experiences that are often overlooked, so that society may start to see the humanity in those we never consider, except to consider them the very worst of humanity.
All words and media are from the current and previous issues of Views on Life (www.viewsonlife.org ).
Photographs thanks to Rene's family.
Calvin Collage screenshots were taken from https://calvin.edu/prison-initiative/...
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