This is an interesting Interview between Taylor and Steve Bobo. Steve tells his story from “both sides of the coin” as he served both as a corrections officer and as an inmate. What he has to tell about these two point of views is something you want to hear. His experiences and lessons that he learned, how he got into prison and what he is doing with School Prison Pipeline is all in this podcast. All amazing stuff that could make just that impact to that someone who really needs this kind of an audio to affect that desired change. After listening to this you will surely be eager to read his book that will be out somewhere between November and December. Don’t skip this awesome piece.

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 Darren shares how he got himself serving a life sentence without parole at the age of 22. He tells Leonna how he made a mistake out of anger and being under the influence of alcohol that led him to the courts where he owned his bad choice and was given a life sentence. What he is doing in there is a lot of positive activities that depict all the efforts he has put in to rehabilitate himself and make something out of life even from within the walls. He talks about the programs that he is involving himself in to learn life skills like anger management that have really helped him to distance himself from violence in the 28 years that he has served. His story gives you the impression that many inmates are in there because of bad choices that they made which does not necessarily mean that they are bad people.

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 The founder of Designed Conviction tells the world about this wonderful social enterprise. He talks of Designed Conviction from its formation to the delivery of its awesome initiatives on making a difference in the lives of those incarcerated and those that were incarcerated at one point in their lives. It is a talk that will give you all the reasons to join the Designed Conviction community and support its course in all possible ways within your reach.

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 In this interview Taylor talks with Anddy about how he is coping  with life after coming out of prison. Anddy shares his inspiring story of how he used his service time to recollect himself and prepare to rewrite his own story once he was out of prison. He came out to a world where he was homeless with his mother in a coma. He worked up from skateboarding to work, to driving to work; from homelessness to owning a home through hard work in his art work to earn a legitimate living. They talk about those serving a life sentence who surely deserve another shot after so many years of service. This is one of those “must listen” testimonies that you need to hear.

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 “Can I raise my kids from within the walls?” Jim’s talk with Candace gives a very extensive answer to this question. He talks of how his incarceration in 1999 put him 500 miles away from the six kids he had by then. He had to make a request to be moved closer to them but still that wasn't enough. He still felt like he needed to get involved more in the upbringing of his kids and ensure they stayed out of prison, something he believes every incarcerated parent longs for. He shares how he got involved in a program that would help him reach out to his kids and how he even initiated the “Parent Teacher Conference” with a Supportive Superintendent just to ensure inmates had this chance to be parents for their kids. Jim takes this to be of absolute importance as he believes it takes those in prison to stop the prisons from growing. It is possible to raise your kids from within the walls.

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 No one ever knows what life has in store for them. Taylor tells how he ended up serving a life sentence without parole at 20 years of age. He talks of his difficult upbringing moving from mother’s care to harsh behavioral modification camps, to father’s care, the drugs and street life till ending up in prison for a crime he never committed. All these led to him giving up, and hating his mother, putting all the blame on her. With time he came to learn how to forgive, as it is what he yearned for and so forgave his mom, got himself engaged in learning new stuff that helped him remain motivated and positive in life. This is one story you want to listen to over and over again.

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Taylor is talking about what motivated him to do music, a journey he fully embarked on five years ago. But poetry and music has always been part of him even before then. When he first decided to do music his main aim was to create something special for his wife Celilia. Then he got the idea of using music to preach positivity even from within the walls. He tells how Caleb came in the picture and how they made it possible to do “So Cold” and a whole album. He goes ahead to invite anyone willing to sponsor what they do directly by investing in them or by buying the music they do. Listening to this will give you the impression that life is all about being positive, no matter the situation. Such an inspiring piece!

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 Leonna gives “Bill Never Never”’ an opportunity to share with the world his experience of 36 years of serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Bill tells how he moved  from enjoying an awesome childhood to prison. Something interesting to note about Bill’s Story is that his life sentence without possibility of parole came when he was already in prison serving a different sentence. Normally many would crumble and lose the meaning of life. But Bill tells how he forged on, all the initiatives he put in place to make a difference not only to himself but to the world outside the walls as he believes he can mentor the young and help them live positive lives.

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 Taylor tells how it feels to serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole. He refers to this sentence as a sentence to die in prison, a death sentence. Making one mistake in your early youthful life and end up losing your name, to be identified with a number for the rest of your life. Listening to this dawns the reality of how most government systems have focused more on the punishment bit of it forgetting the possibility of rehabilitation during the incarceration period especially for those who went in before clicking 25 years of age.

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 As Taylor would put it, prison could be a one time stop for some, the ultimate destination of life for others or like a revolving door to some with an in and out movement like it was for Caleb Twidwell at some point in his life. In this interview Taylor gets Caleb to tell his story that took a wrong turn at the age of 14. This took away social life from him for quite some good part of his life. His family that was kind of dysfunctional by then could not give him the moral support he really needed at that time. It almost looked like the sky was caving down on him. It’s amazing how he manages to look past all this and still see life with a lot of positivity. His type of change that he promised the judge when he was last before the courts is a story that surely will go a long way to inspire many.

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