Anthony Rios builds from loss and strength to overcome his early start on the streets.
Prison
Take the Realness Challenge
How much realness do you have?
I’m Still Being Punished for His Crime
Would you like to repeat the details your trauma again, and again, and again?
Imagining Three Decades of Change
What is life now if I became a free man again?
Remember This
Stark reality hits when the violence is gone, but so is he.
Forgiving Himself Can be the Hardest for a Man
A man serving a life sentence can forgive himself. Can you?
His Blood Runs Through Me
The blood of POPS the Club runs with emotional healing that can emerge unexpectedly.
I’ve Had Enough I Must Change
Defining the moments that made me look within myself for change.
The Blue Rag Ain’t For Me
What a young man in the USA faces everyday caught between the blue rag and the blue line.
Life Without Justice
Is Life Without Parole an unjust punishment? Can it ever be just?
Listening and the Difference Caring Makes
Where we come from sets our life path in motion for better or worse, but open ears that care can alter the destination.
“They Stereotype the Students”
Stereotypes hit teens hard, especially in moments struggling to follow their heart.
Patience and Growth For Struggling Men
These simple steps can help struggling men develop more patience.
There Aren’t Fathers Where I Am From
Michaela Richards shows us how she finds support without fathers or friends where she comes from.
An Incarcerated Man on Rehabilitation
Why are rehabilitation programs necessary within the prison system?
If You Wrote Someone Who is Incarcerated
Understand Family and Friends (S.T.U.F.F.) helps students open up the difficult emotions when those they are close to are incarcerated.