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| New Prison Program Pairs Mentors With Young Offenders |
| By courant.com- Mikaela Porter |
| Published: 03/14/2017 |
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For years John Pittman was known as a lifer in the state prison here. But now, he's taken on a new identity: mentor. The 63-year-old has been incarcerated for 31 years on a murder conviction. Pittman, or Father Time as he is referred to by the young offenders, is one of 12 mentors involved in a new pilot program at Cheshire Correctional Institution – the first in the state, officials said during a ceremonial dedication at the prison Monday afternoon. "My philosophy is this: no one is going to save us but us," Pittman said in an interview. "I'm older than these guys – grandfather age – and if they can learn something from me without being in my situation with a life sentence than I felt I did my job." Read More. |
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