Men Built for Others: Life Lessons from Those Serving Life Sentences

Men Built for Others is an emotionally sobering eye-opening and powerfully engaging compilation of the harrowing journeys one can take when we fail to value ourselves and others. Men Built for Others is uncensored vulnerably raw and insightful. Men Built for Others was written to atone for their egregious wrongdoings and prove that hope can flourish anywhere. Men Built for Others can transform lives and open the minds of the hardest of hearts. If youre dealing with adversity destructive habits or perhaps desperately trying to help an incarcerated loved one; this is a powerful book showing how one can transform lifes worst setbacks into miraculous comebacks and be happy regardless of where they are. The eleven true stories are edited and compiled by Ted Gray Richard Mireles Jason Bryant and Matthew Braden while they were serving life sentences in the Soledad State Prison in Soledad California. They learned that they had the capacity to transform the culture of prison and impact our their world significantly. Today along with their colleague Ken Oliver they are Directors of the CROP Organization. CROP Organization is directed by their proximate leadership and over 110 years of experience within the criminal justice system. Creating Restorative Opportunities and Programs mission is to reimagine reentry through a holistic human-centered approach to advocacy housing and the future of work. Their purpose is to transform lives and heal communities by creating integrated pathways to economic mobility personal leadership and civic engagement. CROP Organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3).