Dean Amy Doty spent 10 years in a Nebraska prison and has spent the years since teaching the system to look at people who land there the way she wishes someone had looked at her: not as the worst day of their life, but as the rest of it.
Approximately 2,000 people are released from Nebraska prisons every year. The shape of what comes next depends on a long list of variables, but one of the most powerful predictors is whether they had access to education while they were inside.
Tommy Moore has dedicated his career to building successful businesses and sharing those skills with others. When he relocated his family to Nebraska, he began working with RISE, a nonprofit that helps people in prison re-enter society.
