A gifted, high-achieving boy turned into a gang leader and operated what the FBI called a “multi-state drug empire.” What is the reverse alchemy that turns a gifted, golden child into a violent criminal and what are the elements that help him transition to a legit life? Now serving a life sentence, former gang leader Tay Ramey answers these questions with his eye-opening and at times heart-wrenching and heart-opening story.
The Making and Unmaking of a Gang Leader (The short version)
June 19, 2015 by Kim Whiting
Filed Under: U.S. Tagged With: african american gangs, african american youth, at-risk youth, black gangs, black youth, corrections, counseling, crime prevention, gang prevention, gangs, kim whiting, Mentorship, prison reform, prisoners, prisons, psychology, social reform, social work
About Kim Whiting
Kim Whiting, MA, MBA, was formerly a psychotherapist specializing in youth and survivors of abuse. She has published an award-winning print and online magazine for and by teenage girls and coauthored the memoir Life Sentence, Life Purpose (4.5 star rating on Amazon) with a life sentence inmate. She now works with former criminals/gang leaders to create media that inspires ideas for social reform and prison reform and supports at-risk and incarcerated populations in making the transition to a legit life; healing, self-forgiveness, forgiveness, self-value and the belief that they are capable and worthy of having a happy, fulfilling, positively contributing life. www.streetlifetostraightlife.com
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