Mentors

Virginia has been participating with the Prison Society for nearly a quarter century, since her son Christopher was incarcerated in 2001.

I had to reimagine everything I’ve learned. I have to take the skills that made me successful on the street and use them for positive, to contribute in a meaningful way.

People coming out of prison deserve a new beginning. Aaron Kirkland believes that wholeheartedly.

I was living in a halfway house when my aunt encouraged me to attend one of the Society’s evening classes. This introduction—and my aunt’s belief that I could do better—changed my life.