In this insightful and courageous body of work, the author demonstrates with integrity, conviction and rare insight how a youth’s childhood conditioning and environmental influences define society’s future and determine a child’s fate. Rahim is a community and academically educated intervention outreach advocate. In the past decade he has spoken to over 1,000 high school students, including at-risk teens, college students, grand juries, and legislators. He was a facilitator of educational and rehabilitative programs at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. He served 26 years of a life sentence at the Tennessee Department of Correction, receiving parole in 2015.