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“I was really intrigued with the whole process of Homeboy Industries,” says Alexis Vasquez ’19, who participated in the Avodah. “I didn’t know they o ered jobs and classes to ex-convicts, and during the trip, I witnessed how God can work in someone’s life to get them on the right path and care for themselves and their relationship with their families.”
During this visit, students heard from Bobby, who spent the better part of 26 years in prison for “everything in the book but murder.” Over the past eight months, he has connected with Homeboy Industries, has found faith in
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Prior to visiting Homeboy Industries, the students met and discussed the increase in incarceration rates and speci cally their connection with American history and race. Students also watched a portion of Ava Duvernay’s documentary 13th, which chronicles the connection of African Americans in prison after the 13th amendment.
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