Normal life to Chad Christofferson was anything but normal. His mom was addicted to Meth. He had 9 siblings. His uncle provided his mom meth and on and on and on. Jumped into his gang in his own front yard, his was a life of drugs and crime and violence. Sentenced to 6 yrs to life, his first years in prison were more of the same, gangs and violence. However, he left the drugs behind. He tells his story of finally leaving his gang and the problems that both created and solved. Then thanks to a fellow inmate, he starts working in prison and moves from one job to another gaining valuable work experience and for the first time feeling what it was like to work and feel good about the prospects of another day. Finally, he tells the experience of when his victims mother comes to see him in prison and the feeling in his heart when she said she forgave him. Chad tells an amazing story of transition and change and redemption.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Chad Christoferson

(00:00:34) Sponsors: The Other Side Academy, Peaceful Prisons Project & My Story Matters

(00:01:21) Introduction

(00:02:39) Early Life

(00:07:01) Early Influences

(00:10:03) Family Drug Use

(00:12:09) Kicked Out of 12th Grade

(00:14:33) Homicide

(00:17:15) His Prison Experience

(00:31:51) Working Up

(00:43:37) The Victim’s Mother

(00:46:53) Change is Hard

(00:54:11) Employment

(00:59:58) Advice for Others

“Even one person forgiving me for something like that is huge, especially being his mother, ya know?... That’s another reason why I want to better myself and thrive in life and show people that it can be done… She needs to see me doing this...?”