Incarcerated women deserve a second chance 

In 2011, Melisha Johnson faced a 12-year prison sentence. She had been arrested for writing bad checks before, but this time was different. She faced the possibility of having to spend more than a decade away from her young son, and it felt unbearable.

For Melisha, ending up in prison was the ultimate failure. Raised in the church, she considered herself someone who knew right from wrong. As a single mother, she tried her best, but in her most desperate moments, she turned to writing...