Kern County Supervisors proclaim ‘Second Chance’ month

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — There’s a saying that everyone deserves a second chance, and there’s a program in Kern County that embodies that — perhaps for those who need it the most.

“I’ve been in the juvenile justice system since I was 13. All I knew was the streets and gangbanging because I was uneducated,” said Nicholas Miller. “I was uneducated for a long time until I met Jaubrae.”

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Jaubrae Dixon went to prison for nearly a decade when he was still a teenager for a gun charge.

“I found myself incarcerated at a young age, end up serving a total of nine years at the age of 17 years old for brandishing a firearm,” Dixon said…

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