Long Road Back

The Stories

Quotes

Pray for these documentary participants
struggling to re-enter society after a prison term

“The last time and the previous time I was let out of prison I went right back home and I got right back into the same thing with the same people and I got the same results, sitting here today. Nothing changes if nothing changes.” – Regina

"I really made a choice to live today, and all I can do is take it one day at a time and just cast all my cares onto the Lord, because I know that I can do all things through Christ. [With] my family, I’m making amends with them and slowly but surely they’re starting to trust me and want to spend time with me." – Carrie

"I want to be that light in someone’s life, as they were there for me. I want to continue to stay clean. Every day I want to be a little bit better than I was yesterday." – Jodie

"In many ways, it’s like having your loved one die, because the person you thought you loved has disappeared. And now you’re faced with this person who looks the same but you don’t look at them the same way anymore. It’s a long road back to get that respect back and to try to gain some trust and some understanding again.” – Tim 

“You have to be determined to make it, to prove it to yourself that you can be a real citizen in society doing the right thing.”  - Yolanda

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