Richard Miles by Kimberly Thomas https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b Kai Thomas en-us 2019-12-06 20:08:16 UTC 2023-02-27 07:58:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/439366431/bcf18f8d1cca4c9d0a5ad77f7e7a1a2a/unnamed.jpg Inquiry kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422392887 Is [Richard’s program] an actual legal factor in helping inmates get out faster?

How often do people actually make it from this program?

Do the jobs suffice pay, or are volunteer work?

When was the org created?

How many people have gone through the program so far?]]> 2019-12-10 19:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422392887 Richard Miles kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422393386 Miles of Freedom]]> 2019-12-10 19:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422393386 Overview and Beginnings kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422395065   Richard Miles was convicted guilty  of a major crime at 19 for 60 years, and was sentenced to the Coffield Unit. When he was found innocent, he changed his perception on the system and created an organization, Miles of Freedom, in Southern Dallas in order to help cons rebuild their lives.]]> 2019-12-10 19:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422395065 kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422940462 2019-12-11 19:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422940462 Interview Overview kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422943241 [Miles] created a nonprofit called Miles of Freedom, an organization that mainly goes into Lawncare, but is also set to focus on supporting ex-cons and cons with job training.]]> 2019-12-11 19:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422943241 Quotes kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422948334 “When the judge said I was guilty, everything let me down at that point in time. I felt the system let me down, the system is supposed to protect, it's supposed to do justice,” says Miles.

"If this gentleman went through this and he was innocent, I know I can at least try to set myself up for success,” says Anonymous.
]]> 2019-12-11 19:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422948334 kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422950762 2019-12-11 19:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422950762 Positive Effects kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422951044
  • Cons and Ex-cons can learn to obtain jobs and rebuild their families.
  • Their main training in lawn care is a well-footed beginning in returning to the work force.
  • Those in the program can easily obtain their legal documents .
  • Families of the attendees can often meet their relatives in session.
  • The organization has spread into multiple branches, such as a youth group, to help all kinds of people.
    • ]]>     2019-12-11 19:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422951044     Get Involved! kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422951987 Start your helping hand at http://milesoffreedom.org/]]> 2019-12-11 19:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422951987 Citations kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422952127 Torgan, Allie. “He Spent 15 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Now He's on a Mission to Help Others.” CNN, Cable News Network, 7 June 2019, https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/us/cnnheroes-richard-miles-miles-of-freedom/index.html.]]> 2019-12-11 19:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422952127 kthoma0309 https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422960049 2019-12-11 20:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kthoma0309/ps8b1q5vtt9b/wish/422960049