Speaking from ‘the other side:’ Community leaders discuss second chances

Jan 27, 2020

Rod Williams spoke from the heart. He also spoke from experience.

Williams, on Saturday morning, shared his story of life after incarceration with community leaders who showed up at the Harnett County Public Library to hear more about N.C. Second Chance Alliance, an organization created to help people just like him.

“When I left Dunn, I was a business owner and a member of the community,” Williams said. “When I came home I was the same person. The one difference is I had a label to overcome. You don’t get a chance to tell your story. You come home and you don’t know what to expect.”

Williams created his second chance.

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