Nightmare Success In and Out

"My Life is Over" but it wasn't: The Tanya Pierce Story


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In this episode of Nightmare Success, host Brent Cassity speaks with Tanya Pierce, who shares her harrowing journey from a successful real estate career to facing federal indictment and imprisonment. Tanya discusses her early life, the shock of her indictment, the challenges of her trial, and the emotional turmoil of receiving a guilty verdict. She reflects on her experiences in federal prison and the lessons learned about resilience and personal growth. In this conversation, Tanya Pierce shares her transformative journey through prison and reentry, highlighting her adaptation to life in prison, the challenges of reentry, and her advocacy for restitution reform. She discusses her emotional toll of watching life go on outside while incarcerated. Tanya also emphasizes the need for community support and the creation of her nonprofit, Life Unbolted, aimed at helping those impacted by federal convictions. Tanya is now a first year law school student who's journey is driven by a desire to address injustices in the restitution system, advocating for policy changes in the criminal legal system.

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