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St. Louis comedian shares story of redemption after prison

A blessing.
Those are the words Elton Neal, 45, uses to describe what the Concordance Academy of Leadership means to him.
It’s a St. Louis County nonprofit run by a retired Wells Fargo Advisors CEO aimed at preventing people like Neal from returning to prison. And it’s gained acclaim by experts like John Roman, a senior fellow in the Economics, Justice and Society Group at the National Opinion Research Center. It’s one of the largest independent social research organizations in the country and it’s based at the University of Chicago.
“It s really hard to get people off this trajectory of offending because, for the most part, people don t go to prison the first time they commit a crime,” he said. “They cycle in and out of prison, in and out of courtrooms, so to break that cycle is really hard.” ....

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Ex-convict says nonprofit prevents him, others out of jail

They probably saved my life | Former inmate says nonprofit keeps him, others out of jail
Derrick Mitchell is one of about 700 people who have participated in the Concordance Academy of Leadership aimed at preventing them from going back to prison
Author: Christine Byers (KSDK)
Updated: 7:24 PM CST January 21, 2021
ST. LOUIS
Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about Concordance Academy of Leadership, a nonprofit aimed at reducing recidivism. The next installment in the series will highlight the story of a current participant. You can read the first part
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Derrick Mitchell was nearing the end of a 10-year prison sentence when a member of the Concordance Academy of Leadership approached him with an opportunity: ....

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