OAA

Mission: Empower former offenders and their families to actively engage in reducing crime and restoring communities.

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

2022 Heroes in the Hood 2nd Cohort!!

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Brittney Griner has been illegally detained in Russia since February 17th, 2022. I’m urging the @WhiteHouse to prioritize Brittney’s safe return home immediately! #WeAreBG

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[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

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#youthjustice #offenderalumniassociation

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

OAA celebrates, our comrade, Tameca Cole, who was awarded a grant from the Arts for Justice Fund. We are so thankful for her tireless commitment to service for the least among us. Well done, Tameca. The best is yet to come!

#offenderalumniassociation #arts #BHM

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

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“As I walked toward the voting booth, I felt like all my ancestors celebrated me. Voting is what they fought and died for, and now the right to vote has been restored to me."
#VotingRights

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

This African proverb encompasses what we are doing here at the Offender Alumni Association through our Credible Messengers and HH Push-In programs.

https://t.co/bBgC98o1Rw

[Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter]

📢 Join us for our virtual livestream to mark the release of The Year in Hate & Extremism 2021! SPLC Chief of Staff and Culture Lecia Brooks will moderate the event, featuring details and insights from our #YearInHate report. https://t.co/sPTben9zuu

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

"Roe v. Wade is under direct threat right now, but the ACLU will never stop fighting for every single person’s ability to access abortion care."
Check out this podcast for a thoughtful conversation.

Special Edition: Strategies for the End of Roe https://t.co/MKami2WTQS

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/Az22o5X7xi

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

OAA honors #SecondChanceMonth & our sister Phyllis Richey! We work to educate lawmakers and decision makers that all of us are more than our mistakes. #secondchances matter!

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Phyllis Richey is a parole success story. She has worked as a job trainer with people coming out of prison since she was released on parole in 2018. She’s a great example for #secondchancemonth and why Alabama’s parole board sorely needs reform. A THREAD 1/16

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Determination! We salute Adarrius, 14, who rides his scooter to make our Saturday youth meetings. We are BETTER TOGETHER! #mentoring #community #publicsafety

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

We are excited to welcome our 4th cohort of Heroes in the Hood in Birmingham. This incredible program pairs OAA credible messengers with justice-impacted youth. This is how we break the school to prison pipeline! #PublicSafety #community #mentoring

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Wonderful to see the website launch of former OAA client and now OAA credible messenger @MckeithenRonald. We are proud of you Ron! Check out his beautiful art and other impactful, positive work after 37 years in prison. https://t.co/dtU9z5ChMN

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Join us in congratulating our brother Hardy for getting his forklift certification. Our peer support helps folks like Hardy connect to jobs after incarceration. We believe in doing life together! #secondchances #redemption #Healing

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Welcome home brothers! Congratulations on your freedom. Enjoy your lives & grant yourselves lots of grace. ❤️

[Louisiana Parole Project @paroleproject]

Wayne, Greg, and Jay just came home after each spent 43+ years in prison. Never have there been three people happier to be in WalMart.

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Grateful that our lived experiences can make a difference. Here's OAA executive director Deborah Daniels, OAA program director Dena Dickerson working with Jefferson County DA Danny Carr. We are BETTER TOGETHER! #secondchances #community #PublicSafety

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Congratulations to our brother Anthony, who just got his driver's license with the help of OAA peer support! Anthony was released from prison last year after a decade behind the walls & is now a trained credible messenger, mentoring justice-involved youth. #secondchances

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Congratulations to our brother Motis! We hope @ABPPalabamagov sees this and starts to consider potential and rehabilitation in their decisions. People can and do change, including men & women convicted of violent offenses. #Mercy #grace #redemption #justice

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Look at Motis Wright! Certified as a robotics programmer after his release from prison just 2 months ago. Once condemned to LWOP for robbery, Alabama's parole board denied his release despite serving 27 years. Thankfully they didn't get the last word. #secondchances 1/2

[Alabama Appleseed @AlaAppleseed]

Appleseed celebrates the release of Alonzo Hurth, who was condemned to die under AL's HFOA until we took on his case. Staff Attorney @Amlaganke & Legal Intern @_Just_Allen did extraordinary work. After 27 yrs behind bars, Mr. Hurth walked free in June. https://t.co/7dzzwRfOP6

[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

Our thanks to @vjreports3 and @ATLCW for featuring the summer intervention, made possible by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. We appreciate you! #ATL #BetterTogether #crimeprevention #PublicSafety
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[OAA @OffenderAlumni]

We are proud to lead the Southeast credible messenger team for a program in Atlanta aimed at reducing youth violence, mentoring young people for 10-weeks. Law enforcement & formerly incarcerated people can work together for public safety! #givingback #communityadvocacy