After 35 years in prison, Alan received his second chance. As he walked out of Angola’s front gate he said to those waiting for him, “This is my new beginning.”
Sandra received her second chance after 24 years of incarceration. While we celebrate her homecoming, we are reminded that there are far too many women who have been sent to prison and forgotten. They are our mothers, our sisters, our daughters. We should not discard them. They matter.
In recent years, the Louisiana Legislature has placed greater emphasis on tougher criminal penalties than initiatives to expand early release or reentry services. While the
Parole Project has now welcomed home 700 men and women since 2016, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s work to help people succeed after