Reentry. Reform. Rebuilding. Told by someone who's lived it.
I've spoken at Harvard, Boston University, and Suffolk University — on incarceration, reentry, and what it takes to rebuild a life from nothing. If your school, organization, or program wants a speaker who's lived the story, reach out.
I've testified before the Massachusetts legislature on juvenile justice reform — speaking on behalf of bills that would give young people and returning citizens a real second chance.
Bills I've spoken on, and where they stand in the 2025–2026 legislative session:
Would gradually raise juvenile court jurisdiction to age 21, so older adolescents are handled in the juvenile system instead of being automatically prosecuted as adults.
Status: Before the legislature; coalition lobby day held at the State House in June 2026.
A set of bills taking on Massachusetts' joint venture and felony murder doctrines — which can punish people with life sentences for a killing they didn't commit or intend. The bills would require proportional sentencing based on each person's actual role.
Status: Heard by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary in fall 2025.
Would end lifetime parole for people sentenced for loss-of-life offenses committed between ages 14 and 21 — once they've served at least 15 years and remained law-abiding for three years on parole.
Status: Reported favorably out of committee in January 2026; now in Senate Ways and Means.