In this powerful episode of Life Switch Conversations, Dr. Derron Simon sits down with Mark Rice, a transformational justice leader whose own lived experience with incarceration became the foundation for a life of organizing, advocacy, education, and system change.

Mark shares how entering Wisconsin’s prison system as a young man opened his eyes to racial injustice, mass supervision, long sentences, technical violations, and the ways systems can trap people long after release.

But his story did not end there.

Through education, community organizing, faith-based leadership, and justice campaigns, Mark became part of a movement working to change the way communities respond to harm, incarceration, reentry, and public safety.

This conversation is not just about prison reform.

It is about building power.
Changing narratives.
Investing in people.
Centering lived experience.
Reducing incarceration.
Supporting reentry.
And creating safer communities through restoration instead of exclusion.

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✊🏾 A MESSAGE TO RETURNING CITIZENS & FAMILIES

You are not your worst mistake.

You are a son.
A daughter.
A parent.
A spouse.
A leader.
A builder.
A person with purpose.

And when we come together, organize, and build collective power, we can change policies that once seemed impossible to change.

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🙏🏾 A MESSAGE TO FAITH LEADERS
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Churches and faith communities have a moral voice.

That voice is needed.

Not just inside the sanctuary — but in prisons, courtrooms, communities, statehouses, and reentry spaces.

If we believe in redemption, restoration, mercy, justice, and human dignity, then we must show up for the people and families most impacted by incarceration.

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📩 CONNECT WITH MARK RICE & WISDOM WISCONSIN
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Website: wisdomwisconsin.org
Social Media: @WisdomWisconsin
Search: Mark Rice / Transformational Justice / WISDOM Wisconsin

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