After being in prison for over 23 years released through executive clemency in 2021, JJ now works to reform the criminal legal system from the outside.
Punishment Alone Is Not Enough to Rehabilitate
At Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York, incarcerated men are "redefining what it means to repay a debt to society" with peer counseling organization, Voices From Within, led by Executive Director JJ Velazquez.
Prison visits are making America safer. Here's how.
JJ explains the powerful connection between better choices and better lives.
The Never-Ending Impact of Incarceration
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