People of Impact with John Jackson - From Prison to a Life of Impact

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evolved Podcasting</span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Juan Daniel Galan</span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">21, May 2022</span></p> <p class="p1"><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show Notes:</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">IMPACT, Ep. 275</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">From Prisoner to Prison Reformer with John Jackson </span></em></p> <p class="p1"><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>BRIEF DESCRIPTION:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this week’s episode of IMPACT, we had a very special conversation with a guest who is making tremendous changes in the prison rehabilitation space, John Jackson. John was incarcerated for 18 years in prison, so he shares the details that transpired his tumultuous yet inspiring and heart-warming story and how he uses his traumatic experiences to make positive change in the space of prison reform.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone makes poor decisions in their lives but some decisions come at a much higher cost than others and for John, one decision got him wrapped up in the hands of the wrong side of the law. John shares the events that got him sentenced and how the prison system is created to keep offenders at a state of offending by not offering programs to effectively rehabilitate them. But now that is changing with Hustle 2.0, an organization that helps incarcerated adults and youth. </span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hustle 2.0 takes a holistic approach to healing and rehabilitating because inappropriate behavior is usually derived from trauma. John has definitely changed my perception of what being a prisoner is actually like and how the prison system is built to keep people going to prison instead of actually helping. John also shares the positive side of being in a gang and how