Maxwell Melvins, of The Lifers Group and Ralph McDaniels,0f Video Music Box during a presentation at the Queens Central Library, on Mass incarceration & prisoners Reentry, the lifers was a multifaceted program most people knew us by Scared Straight, that was not the name of Our program, was just a name of one of the many , many documentaries done on the lifers group, our program dealing with youth at risks of prisons was Lifers Group, (Juvenile Awareness Program.) We also had a program for parents, the parental Awareness Program, which would give parents some insight into behaviors of their child, to help Identify what their kids were into, such as who their friends were, We also had a A College Awareness Program, were students who were majoring in criminal Justice would come into the prison, we did presentations, with them, to discuss the difference of theory and reality, What we offered they couldn’t get from a professor or a text book. a book, and since these were gonna be our future lawyers, prosecutors Judges and police officers, and who could better to help them understand, the maladaptive behaviors of teens growing up, and in trouble, us we were living proof. It gave them a clearer understanding of how to approach our youth and juvenile reform, prison reform. We also had a High School Awareness Forum, and talked about peer pressure and drug Use, we also operated A Juvenile Hotline, the kids, or parents could call u at anytime. We also provided one on one counseling for children and their parents.We were really about saving lives . We did not have all the answers , but we had some of the solutions. Since being home I have still been providing these services and speaking engagements to community groups, corporations, churches and government officials as well #abuja @videomusicbox @kwabenantim #vmb35 #lifesgroup#maxwellmelvins #rapers @queenslibrary #education #hiphopsaveslives #endmassincarcration #prisonreforn#watchthirtythree #cjreform #Vmb35 #domestiviolenceawareness #redemption #vmb35 #hiphopculture #newyorker @rosaura57_author #videos #putdowntheguns #saveourkids Please. #realpeople s#instagram (GO TO YOUTUBE: #MAXWELLMELVINS. # hiphop
