About the Author

Harlan Richards

Harlan Richards spent 37 years in a Wisconsin prison for stabbing a man in a fight. During that time, he made every effort to become a better person in every way. He obtained a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration majoring in marketing (summa cum laude), became an accomplished leather worker, poet, artist and litigator. Now in his 70s, he is free and enjoying all the blessings that living in a free society can provide.

Read an amazing true story of transformation, emotional healing and redemption.

I’ve had a long journey from that scared little kid I once was to the loving, compassionate person I became after serving decades in Wisconsin prisons during the height of the Mass Incarceration Movement.

You can’t always choose what happens to you but you can always choose how to respond. Read about how I chose to respond and let it encourage you to rise above your current situation to arrive at a better place – physically, emotionally, spiritually.