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| Ohio prisons look to churches for help |
| By bucyrustelegraphforum.com- Jona Ison |
| Published: 04/13/2015 |
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CEDARVILLE – In 2008, Jim Cheadle was on a path of self-destruction as he burglarized business after business in the Columbus area. The burglaries — which had been preceded by more than 20 arrests — earned him a ticket to Chillicothe Correctional Institution, where he learned "for the first time in my life, it wasn't about me." Cheadle, 49, credits his altered mindset to the faith-based Horizon program, but not just for what it provided him while behind bars as first a student and then a leader in the program. When he was released in late 2013, Cheadle connected with the church volunteers he'd gotten to know in the program. "I think, for me, those connections were hugely important because I was not walking into a church or group that was foreign to me. ... I knew I would be accepted," said Cheadle, who is now involved in furthering reentry initiatives with Ohio officials. "I do not think without a support system I would have made it, and that started inside the walls." Read More. |
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