Parley Dutson tells his story from inside the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison Utah. Thanks to the UDC for allowing us access to hear how Parley, and many others, are working to change their direction and perspective preparing them for the time they will be released. He was born and raised in a religious community called Colorado City. Finding himself an outcast, he discovered “the world”. Going from a strict religious world to the total freedoms of life didn’t work well for him. After two years of running and gunning, he committed a horrible act that was completely against his nature that sent him to prison for a very long time. He tells of the anguish he feels for what he did and how in spite of that, has found value in education and self-improvement. Currently serving as a mentor in the Captain Your Story lifestyle curriculum, Parley is a leader in the criminal Justice reform space having had the opportunity to testify virtually to the Utah State Legislature as well as meet with a state senator Derrin Ownes and executive director Brian Redd of the UDC. Parley’s emotion can easily be heard as he tells his heart wrenching story.

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00:00:00 Parley Dutson
00:06:26 The Other Side Academy
00:06:45 My Story Matters / Captain Your Story
00:07:07 His Prison Experience
00:09:30 High School in Prison
00:10:22 Getting Called to the Principal’s Office
00:14:50 Getting a Job in Prison
00:19:20 “… the solution always presents itself.”
00:22:19 Major Setbacks
00:31:08 Captain Your Story / My Story Matters
00:37:50 “I’m excited for the future of corrections…”
00:40:30 “The system can’t change people. People change people.”