| History of
"Voices Behind the Walls"
Voices Behind the
Walls was started as a reaction to the increasing
violence in the inner city neighborhoods.
Ex-Gang Leaders Terry
Goudeau, John “Apollo” Payne, and activist Chris Miller
felt it necessary to start a website that exposed the
realities of gang violence. With letters from inmates
throughout the State of California, Voices gave a place
where inmates within the prison system could share their
voice of change. The inmates whose letters make it on
the website, have had a change in their soul and hope to
share the realities of their lives within the prison
system. Voices Behind the Walls has now evolved into a
movement.
Voices Behind the
Walls supports many groups that are trying to make a
positive change in their neighborhoods. Supporting
groups like S.U.I.T.S. (Stepping Up Into Society), and
various after school programs, Voices Behind the Walls
hopes to bring together groups that work for a positive
change and create a family of positive voices.
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