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Explore the realities of life behind and beyond bars through a collection of compelling, first-hand
In Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Pathways to Redemption, Education, and Excellence, activist and endocrinologist Dr. Stanley Andrisse brings together a profoundly moving collection of first-hand accounts from individuals impacted by various lengths of incarceration. This powerful book sheds light on the struggles, triumphs, and enduring hope of people navigating life under the weight of harsh prison sentences and the daunting challenges of reentry.
Through these authentic stories, you'll witness the raw humanity of life behind bars and the determination of those striving to reclaim their futures. Meet inspiring individuals like:
- Oswald Newbold, sentenced to life at 20 after growing up with teenage parents battling addiction.
- William Freeman, who spent over two decades serving a life without parole sentence.
- Desiree Riley, a Black mother whose story highlights the intersection of race, gender, and parental incarceration.
Dr. Andrisse also shares his personal journey from incarceration to becoming a scientist and leading Prison to Professionals (P2P), a nonprofit empowering justice-impacted individuals to pursue higher education and redefine success. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the human impact of criminal sentencing and incarceration. Breaking Chains, Building Futures is more than a chronicle of hardship--it's a testament to courage, resilience, and the unyielding pursuit of a better tomorrow.
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探索監獄內外生活的現實，透過一系列引人入勝的第一手資料
在《打破枷鎖，建立未來：救贖、教育與卓越之路》中，活動家及內分泌學家斯坦利·安德里斯博士（Dr. Stanley Andrisse）匯集了一系列深具感動力的第一手敘述，這些敘述來自於受到不同刑期影響的個體。這本強而有力的書籍揭示了在嚴酷的監禁刑罰下，面對重返社會的艱難挑戰，這些人所經歷的掙扎、勝利與持久的希望。
透過這些真實的故事，您將見證監獄生活的真實人性，以及那些努力重拾未來的人的堅定決心。認識一些鼓舞人心的個體，例如：
- 奧斯瓦爾德·紐博德（Oswald Newbold），在20歲時因與青少年父母共同面對成癮問題而被判終身監禁。
- 威廉·弗里曼（William Freeman），他在無假釋的終身監禁中度過了超過二十年。
- 德西瑞·萊利（Desiree Riley），一位黑人母親，她的故事突顯了種族、性別與父母監禁之間的交集。
安德里斯博士還分享了他從監禁到成為科學家的個人旅程，以及他所領導的「監獄到專業人士」（Prison to Professionals, P2P）非營利組織，該組織致力於幫助受到司法影響的個體追求高等教育並重新定義成功。這本書是任何希望了解刑事判決與監禁對人類影響的人必讀之作。《打破枷鎖，建立未來》不僅僅是艱辛的編年史，更是勇氣、韌性和不屈不撓追求更美好明天的見證。
