Brian Scott - Leading with Lived Experience

03/03/2025 28 min
Brian Scott - Leading with Lived Experience

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If you want get in touch, send us a textAs a young man Brian Scott saw people in terms of what they could do for him.  His behavior eventually led to a 20-year prison sentence.  In the four years since his release, Brian's become a leader in North Carolina's reentry movement with his non-profit Our Journey.  This is his story.  In 2023, Judy Van Wyk and April Barber partnered to create a podcast about the many issues people face when transitioning from prison. Van Wyk is a longtime video producer and criminal justice advocate. April Barber received a life sentence when she was 15. After more than 31 years, she had her sentence commuted by Governor Cooper. She was released March 24, 2022.