R.J. works inside one of the largest maximum-securityprisons in the north eastern part of the United States. He began his corrections career nearly 20 years ago as a corrections officer and has listened for thousands of hours to hundreds of incarcerated men's stories.

Despite the darkness behind the walls of concrete,

steel, and paint, R.J. has witnessed many stories of

hope and transformation. R.J. is the visionary behind

www.GetFreeAndStayFree.com which shares stories of

hope, information, and transformation told only by

those who are or have been in prison.

R.J. believes that if these stories are made readily

available to the prison populations nationwide, that

many lives can be changed for the better. The purpose

of this public-safety initiative is encourage and

empower those who are currently incarcerated to

become honorable and productive returning citizens.