Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates

Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates

This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit. Seventeen-year-old Jaime Chavez swaggers into the agency living room as if he owns it. Wearing a bulky jacket and a loose-fitting shirt, he moves with a confidence indicative of a modern teenager. With a wide smile and a shiny earring, Jaime’s trendy exterior is belied by his reserved, humble voice. He is, in many ways, the typical American teenager. But Jai…