'They get their lives back': Program drops charges for nonviolent criminals who attend rehab

'They get their lives back': Program drops charges for nonviolent criminals who attend rehab

Last week, Marion "Brad" Martin saw his daughter, Astin, 29, for the first time in 10 years. He also hugged his 10-year-old granddaughter, Peyton, for the first time.

From Life Sentence to Second Chances: Loyola Hosts Screening of ‘Commuted’

The story of Danielle Metz—once sentenced to triple life in prison for nonviolent drug offenses—had just played out before an audience at Loyola College of Law. A moment later, applause erupted, not just for the film, but for Metz herself, who sat in the room, ready to share her journey beyond incarceration. Last week, the Jesuit Social Research Institute and the Loyola Student Bar Association hosted a screening of Commuted, the award-winning do…