After 26 years of crime, Jon ironically found hope in prison and committed his life to helping other returning citizens live at levels that they had never dreamed about. His Hope for Prisoners has had over 4,700 clients and boasts a recidivism rate of only 8%, which is over 8 times better than the national average. Most extraordinary is that they've recruited 135 Las Vegas law enforcement officers to mentor returning citizens, which has never been done at this scale before.
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06/20/23 • 30 min
An Army of Normal Folks - Jon Ponder: Hope for Prisoners (Pt 2)
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Hey, it's Bill Courtney with an army of normal folks. Again, let's continue with part two of our conversation with John Ponder right after these brief messages from our generous sponsors.
Speaker 1How long of that six and a half years did you spend in that jail? Oh? It was, it was I did the whole Oh there's no review, know you Well you gotta get eighty five percent of your time, but whatever, what have
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