Good News Notes: “Heroin started rewiring and taking control of Will’s brain in the early 2000s, as he turned 40. “Back then, if you used drugs people didn’t want anything to do with you,” Will recalls. “People gave up on me.” Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his…
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He faced a possible life term. Now he’s a UC Berkeley grad
Good News Notes: “Aaron Harvey first heard of UC Berkeley when he saw a TV promotion for the school as he sat in jail, facing conspiracy charges stemming from nine San Diego gang-related shootings. He didn’t even know that UC Berkeley and “Cal,” a title he knew through sports, were the same school when he…
‘I can dream again’: Central Ohio nonprofit gives those struggling with addiction a second chance
Good News Notes: “For nearly half her life, Courtney Farley says she fought the temptations of drugs and alcohol. She is now 24 years old. “You know, my dreams went from, like, being a vet, you know, every girls’ dream to, like – I bet I can be, like, the best drug dealer,” said Farley. …
How inmates are helping others struggling with mental health behind bars at downtown LA jail
Good News Notes: “Roughly 2,800 inmates are behind bars at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles, all of them men struggling with mental illness. In fact, it’s the nation’s largest mental health facility. “This has become the way to handle those that don’t have the care they need out on the street,”…
How Fitness Turned My Life Around After Years Of Addiction & Jail Time
Good News Notes: “For most people, May 5, 2008 was just an ordinary, unmemorable day. But for me, that otherwise ordinary day changed the course of my entire life. I was 20 years old, driving to make a drug deal, with a half-pound of pot in my trunk and $2,000 in my glove box. As…
Reno actor overcomes addiction, succeeds in Hollywood
Good News Notes; “Chris Browning has come a long way since his days in Reno. And so has the city itself. ‘You know, Plumb lane had cows on it,’ said Browning. He lived in Reno until he was 8, moving away with his mother. But he spent his summers here with his dad, and later…
Boise women get interview-ready clothes as part of a fresh start after they leave jail
Good News Notes: “A unique program that partners with the South Boise Women’s Correctional Center is giving inmates dress clothes that will help them get a fresh start when they are released from jail. The program, Boise Dress for Success, helps these incarcerated women put their best foot forward with clothes they’ll need to wear…
Man helps inmates find hope, purpose through jail ministry
Good News Notes: “Jail is a place where people wait, says Bruce Noddin, who provides spiritual counsel to Androscoggin County Jail inmates. “These guys are in limbo for the most part,” he said. Most haven’t been sentenced and are waiting to learn of their judicial fate. And most are struggling with substance use or mental…
Loveland church gives families of the incarcerated hope for Christmas
Good News Notes: “The Christmas holidays are a time for connecting with friends and family. But for those with loved ones in jail, the season can feel anything but cheerful.” “Redemption Church in Loveland is trying to make the holiday season brighter for the families of inmates with the Hope for Christmas program, which builds…
‘Super grateful’: Finksburg man overcomes addiction, jail to thrive at home and work, helping others recover
Good News Notes: “In seven years, he went from running a theft ring and having a full-blown heroin addiction to starting a family, landing a job selling real estate, and opening a sober home.” “Griesser had worked for a company that serviced cellphone towers, which made him aware of the value of copper. Employees legally…