3yrs of Solitary Confinement doesn’t break but transforms his life- Carlos Vasquez

Could you do 3 years in solitary confinement? Carlos Vasquez did and it changed his life in year 13 of his 20 year sentence. This is a riveting story about a complete life transformation for the good. Carlos life started off fairly normal, good neighborhood, good grades in school, great baseball athlete. His life changed when his dad suddenly left the family. Carlos's life spiraled into dark places. He became homeless at 13, joined a street gang that became his family, his best friend died at 16, and he was convicted of arm robbery at 19 years old with a 20 year sentence in a maximum security prison. Carlos used his natural leadership qualities to become the shot-caller on the prison yard. A Chaplain visits Carlos the day he was contemplating suicide while he was in solitary. That moment of someone caring and believing in him changed his life. Carlos gets released back to general population, and becomes a force for good and change. He gets educated with his high school and college degrees. He forms a group for men in prison to discuss strategies for creating the right mindset and winning one day at time.  Once released, Carlos became a sought after motivational speaker, a screenwriter, and life coach. There is no way to listen to this and not walk away just feeling good!