- Lansing Empowerment Network hosts first in-person Lansing 360 Gun Violence Prevention Collaborative meeting.
- Lansing 360 modeled after a successful program in Omaha, Nebraska; shows a nearly 9% drop in violent crime.
- Watch video above to see how you could get involved.
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Just by his voice, you could hear how important freedom is to Michael Taylor.
“So I went to prison at 18,” Taylor said. “I got out at 33 and and I served two more years on parole.”
Fifteen years behind bars for armed robbery and carrying a concealed weapon.
“By the time I came home, my mind was changed, so I immediately wanted to impact where I had done my dirt at,” Taylor said. “Kinda fix some of the things that I have broke.”
That brings us to Wednesday afternoon. Taylor was one of dozens of city leaders and advocates in attendance for the first ever Lansing 360 in person meeting.