On episode 5 of Transparency Talks, Damon West sits down with Deputy Director Smith to explore a hard truth with a hopeful answer: change is possible when people have tools, purpose, and support. After receiving a sentence of 65 years, an older inmate taught Damon the coffee bean mindset. Fear was real; so was the choice to change. The conversation further explores why staff wellness is mission-critical: divorce, suicide, and burnout batter the people who keep facilities safe.