How A 32-Year Sentence Sparked Real Freedom + Resiliency with Jesse Crossen (Part 1)

How A 32-Year Sentence Sparked Real Freedom + Resiliency with Jesse Crossen (Part 1)

May 4, 2026 · 32 min · Season 4 · Episode 30

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Jesse Crossen discusses his journey of transformation and resilience after serving a 32-year sentence.

Send us Fan Mail One bad chapter doesn’t have to be the last, but what does it actually take to believe that when the consequences are real? We talk with Jesse Crossen, founder of Second Chancer Foundation and author of The Best Part of Prison, about the uncomfortable truth behind transformation: it often starts after the collapse, when you can’t run anymore. Jesse shares how a lifelong sense of not being “enough” pushed him to search for relief in all the wrong places, until cocaine turned ...

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