RT @ShawnWeneta: 1/.Five years ago today, I walked out of prison — not just a free man, but one given a second chance through a pardon from….

We had an amazing event with Dr. Jetson Luis-Leder talking with Kids in the juvenile detention center, adults in the jail and these client partners of The Fountain Fund about financial literacy and best practices when starting and running a business

Governor Younkin started the Stand Tall Reentry initiative and now has the chance to sign major probation reform HB 2252 and SB 936 in Virginia #virginia #probation #prison

RT @ShawnWeneta: Interesting that you’re trying to ban @tiktok_us yet in two days you’re speaking at a TikTok sponsored event. Guess their….

RT @glennEmartin: Check out what @million_book is doing. Just wow. First annual 'Inside Literary Prize' judged by incarcerated people htt….

RT @ShawnWeneta: In 31 days, @VADOC has closed 4 prisons, assumed control of the only private prison, and reduced its incarcerated populati….

@elizaorlins @MorganGodvin.

Amazing time with @BiancaTylek @real4realnews @avitale @keribla @PanezichCliff @StacyLynBurnet2 @LVikkiml

RT @glennEmartin: One of the biggest mistakes you can make is believing love is finding the right person. Love is becoming the right person.

RT @ShawnWeneta: Lowering the cost of prison phone calls helps families and society via @MercuryVirginia.

So often when I feel like I’m underperforming, irritable or scatter-brained I benefit from someone suggesting that I stop and eat something or close my eyes for 5 minutes. Being fixated on a goal or immersed in a project feels like a flow state but I often forget the basics.

RT @ShawnWeneta: Meet Jonathan! Born in Virginia heroin dependent. Adopted. Then adopted mother died. In and out of the justice system as a….

RT @ShawnWeneta: Great getting time in with @glennEmartin and @second__chancer. Learning so much from amazing people! .

Life is so much more out here than it ever was inside. That means richer; it also means easier to lose focus. People are what make my life meaningful. When I lose track of that I lose track of what’s important.

Boarding the plane to my home town. It’s funny how often I see someone I know and also how alien everyone can seem. We live in a small city - how do we not know each other?.

So many great projects start as a random conversation. I thought that leaders were people locked in a room, focused on nothing but the next great step. Now I realize that the great ideas more often start over coffee or dinner. So, here's to coffee, conversation and possibility.

RT @ShawnWeneta: Fellow @VAGovernor73 pardon recipient Tony (and his lovely wife Linda) celebrating today, just minutes after being dischar….

We need a foundation of emotional intelligence or even a tower of intellectual excellence will fall when storms come. I’m glad that we focus on academics. I just hope we start focusing on the challenges of being human as well. #eq #sel #emotionalintelligence.

RT @keribla: THREAD: I spent the long weekend in a house full of formerly incarcerated TikTokers. Between us, we did ~70 years & have >5 mi….

RT @mmgillwriter: 11,000 people were released from federal prison during the pandemic and put on home confinement. 17 reoffended. That's a….