At the age of 17, Chris was charged with a crime, convicted, and sentenced to natural life in prison. It was during times of isolation that he decided to not only to turn his life around, but to make a difference in the lives of people who currently live in poverty-stricken communities similar to his childhood surroundings. After serving 16 years in prison C ... Show More
Feb 2024
CHE | From Prison to Patriarch
<p class="p1">My guest today is a man who spent 15 years behind bars trying to figure out how to get out of the destructive patterns and habits he had acquired growing up with violence, gangs, and drugs. And, although not all of us have been convicted and segregated from society, ... Show More
52m 17s
Jul 2019
Shaka Senghor Session: Things I Learned in Prison You Can Apply to Your Life
In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, author, mentor and criminal justice activist Shaka Senghor uses his powerful story to share the surprising universal life lessons he learned in prison. At the age of 19, Shaka was sent to prison for second-degree murder. After being inca ... Show More
25m 33s
Jun 2023
Jon Ponder: Hope for Prisoners (Pt 1)
After 26 years of crime, Jon ironically found hope in prison and committed his life to helping other returning citizens live at levels that they had never dreamed about. His Hope for Prisoners has had over 4,700 clients and boasts a recidivism rate of only 8%, which is over 8 tim ... Show More
30m 36s
Jun 2023
Jon Ponder: Hope for Prisoners (Pt 2)
After 26 years of crime, Jon ironically found hope in prison and committed his life to helping other returning citizens live at levels that they had never dreamed about. His Hope for Prisoners has had over 4,700 clients and boasts a recidivism rate of only 8%, which is over 8 tim ... Show More
30m 43s
Dec 2023
An author, his cellmate, and a new beginning
When award-winning author Alex Wheatle was sentenced to nine months in prison at the age of 18, he thought his life was over. Alex had been born in London to Jamaican parents, but grew up in care in the notorious Shirley Oaks children’s home. As a teenager, he was convicted of as ... Show More
41m 37s
Jan 2021
Redux: You Must Change Your Life
<p>“I remember them finding the drugs and holding them up in the sky. And I was like, 'Oh man, I’m going to prison.'” This week’s guest, the writer Mitchell S. Jackson, started selling drugs when he was 14 years old, then went to prison for drug possession years later. When his m ... Show More
38m 26s
Aug 2023
112. Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars
<p>Reginald Dwayne Betts spent more than eight years in prison. Today he's a Yale Law graduate, a MacArthur Fellow, and a poet. His nonprofit works to build libraries in prisons so that more incarcerated people can find hope.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ... Show More
53m 51s
Oct 2017
Shaka Senghor: Prison Taught Him the Power of Love, Forgiveness and Redemption
Oprah calls this interview one of the most powerful in her career. Author, mentor and criminal justice activist Shaka Senghor turned his life around after spending 19 years in prison and solitary confinement for committing second-degree murder. During his incarceration, an unexpe ... Show More
34m 31s
Aug 2021
Chris Cavallini’s Journey from Jail to Fitness Entrepreneur
Chris Cavallini has an incredible Reborn story. Today, Chris is the successful founder and CEO of the lifestyle brand Nutrition Solutions, and has even been featured in Forbes magazine, but his journey has been a long one. By his 18th birthday, Chris had already been arrested 17 ... Show More
59m 47s
Oct 2023
Convict to ConFit, The Journey From Crime Syndicates to Social Enterprise, Mentorship & Breaking Stigmas ft. Joe Kwon | Ep.58
Send a text In this episode of the Level Asian podcast, we're joined by Joe Kwon, CEO and Founder of ConFit and ConFit Pathways, a social enterprise and NFPO dedicated to fostering a sense of self-worth among inmates to help them successfully reintegrate into society. Joe candidl ... Show More
1h 16m