"I just felt like, I started on the streets and I guess I'm gonna end on them. [Because of the program] I think I got a whole new future." Parolee, Walden House, Los Angeles

I've learned "change starts with me and that now I can take the tools I learned and make a difference in the world today.. Thank you for being a positive influence on my life, for waking me up." Parolee, Walden House, Los Angeles

"The COMPASS program has allowed me to look inside myself and to come to terms with some of my internal conflicts.I only wish I would have had knowledge of this program prior to my arrival here and just maybe I would have gained the insight to correct my life." Inmate, Men's Central Jail, Los Angeles

"We did a collage on our goals and our dreams. Every morning when I get up, looking at it makes me strive to stay sober another day, to think about what I want my future to be, to where I can make all my dreams and my goals come true. It's a daily reminder of what I should have been and what I can still be. Basically it saved my life." Parolee, Walden House, Los Angeles

"I went through life, twenty years in and out of jail, never hearing of another way to live. The extent of my different way to live was a better way to do the crimes that I was committing. COMPASS program is very enlightening to me. It goes beyond the addiction; it goes beyond the drug use; we're talking about dealing with ourselves, talking about dealing with the things that led us to the point that we got to. I'm learning things about myself every time we deal with those types of issues, and it's growth." Parolee, Walden House, Los Angeles

I enjoyed the Photo Justice film because: "It dealt with trust issues, and feelings of hopelessness. It made me want to put people's feelings first." Inmate, Ironwood State Prison

"This program has helped me understand why I made some of the bad decisions in my life. How I could reacted differently to a situation and defused a conflict." Inmate, Men's Central Jail