TEACHER: Trafficking of Controlled Substances
I did a bit of smuggling many years ago.
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STUDENT: Underage Consumption; Public Intoxication; Public Urination; Possession of Controlled Substances; Driving Under the Influence; Shoplifting
I’m very lucky, and so glad to be here. My past hasn’t prevented me from being here.
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Ambulance Driver: Reckless Driving
I could have derailed so many possibilities in life.
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Medical Professional: Breaking and Entering; Destruction of Property; Possession of Controlled Substances; Arson; Theft; Possession of False Identification; Minor in Possession
A few years ago, I asked myself: How can I turn these terrible things I’ve done into helping others?
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Student: Sale and Possession of Controlled Substances
People always tell me how lucky I am with all of my privileges. They’re not wrong. It’s something I am deeply grateful for—but I just wish that others knew my struggles, too.
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High School Teacher: Fraud
But at least I was able to pay rent.
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Nurse: Driving While Intoxicated, multiple counts
You’re not a product of your past.
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Digital Marketer: Theft of Online Music
The irony is incredible.
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ENGINEER: FELONY
They looked tired and angry and I wondered if they were thinking about me in that moment. Not me me. But the mes and the uses that do the same stuff with, well, impunity.
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MEDICAL STUDENT: FELONY
Do you really need to know what I’ve done? Is it enough to know that it was a felony, it’s over, and I’m a better person for it? I can acknowledge my criminality and my own vulnerability and that’s the root of compassion.
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NURSE: Possession and Sale of Controlled Substances
I’ve done lots of things that would destroy my ability to be a nurse.
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