HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s time many of these men and women can’t get back.
Each of them has a different story, but all of them have them have spent time in prison.
Thanks to the nonprofit YokeFellow Prison Ministries , they’re finding healthy ways to re-enter society.
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Douglas Hawkins, who spent 33 years in prison, said he experienced a culture shock.
“I remember [the store] Roses and stuff like that, but, today, walking into Walmarts, it’s a different world out there. You can buy anything from soup to hay in there,” Hawkins said.
John Martin, who spent 46 years in prison and was released last year, is catching up on technology.
“There weren’t no cell phones when I went to prison. Now everybody’s got cell phones. The way people dress, the way people act. It’s a different society,” Martin said.