Solo
-By Leah Rhyne Is the American Dream still a thing? Can someone still pull himself out of poverty with hard work and dedication? Or is that dream dead? If ever...
Tonio
Perhaps the most telling part of Tonio’s story is that he refers to his childhood neighborhood, where he saw drug sales and violence, as “regular.” It’s what he saw, what...
Malik
Malik’s trauma runs deep. His story has a high body count, and it’s not an easy one to tell. But it’s his, just the same. * * * * Malik...
Rashad “Melo”
We hear it all the time. The square life – this rule-following, law-abiding life we ask Turn90 participants to lead – is boring. Long days at work, long nights at...
Unk
There’s a scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Brooks, the elderly man who’s been incarcerated for most of his life and has just been released, sits in his rented room,...
Emanuel
The impacts of organized crime can echo through generations. In Emanuel’s case, it shaped his life so completely he wouldn’t be able to fulfill his dream of being a “square”...
Ben
We say all the time around here that trouble is easy to get into, but really hard to get out of. Ben is a great example of this. Coming from...
