Prison: The Hidden Sentence

09/10/2026

🍞 From Prison to Dave’s Killer Bread: A Story of Transformation, Reentry & Second Chances

What happens when someone who has spent years in prison is given the opportunity to rebuild, reconnect, and use their experience to change lives?

Dave Dahl’s story is a powerful reminder that incarceration does not have to be the end of someone’s story.

In this episode of Prison: The Hidden Sentence, Dave shares his journey from incarceration to becoming the person behind Dave’s Killer Bread—a story of addiction, prison, transformation, reentry, second chances, and the power of meaningful opportunity.

His story challenges us to look beyond a conviction and ask a different question:

What is possible when we give people the opportunity to change?

🎧 Listen to Dave Dahl’s story: https://prisonthehiddensentence.com/podcasts/dave-dahl-from-prison-to-daves-killer-bread-transformation-reentry-changing-lives
🍞 From Prison to Dave’s Killer Bread: A Story of Transformation, Reentry & Second Chances

And if stories like Dave’s inspire you to be part of creating a better future for justice-impacted individuals and families, we invite you to join us at the 2026 Connecting 4 Justice International Conference, September 30–October 2 in San Antonio, Texas.

💙 CONNECTING 4 JUSTICE 2026
📍 San Antonio, Texas
📅 September 30–October 2, 2026
🎯 “Crack The Cube” — Building Economic Justice in Impacted Communities

This is more than a conference. It brings together families impacted by incarceration, returning citizens, advocates, professionals, educators, community leaders, and people with lived experience to share stories, build connections, explore solutions, and create meaningful change.

Because transformation doesn't happen in isolation.

It happens when we connect.
When we listen.
When we believe in second chances.
When we create opportunities.

👉 Register for Connecting 4 Justice 2026: https://www.connecting4justice.org/2026-conference/

Hear Dave Dahl, co-founder of Dave's Killer Bread, share his inspiring journey from prison to successful entrepreneur and second-chance hiring advocate.

08/17/2026

🎧 Walk In Our Shoes: Exploring Prison Visitation is now available on the Prison: The Hidden Sentence podcast!

Presented by Prison Families Alliance with funding from Black Mountain Institute, this powerful simulation offers a glimpse into the emotional reality of visiting a loved one in prison and how it touches everyone involved.

⚠️ Please note: This experience may be emotional for those who have experienced prison visitation or can personally relate to the scenarios.

Listen, learn, and help us build understanding around the realities families face. ❤️

Special thanks to Dr. Avon Hart-Johnson and Connecting 4 Justice for allowing PFA to adapt A Tale of Two Prisons.

Take a walk in our shoes. Listen. Learn. Understand.

Explore the reality of incarceration through the eyes of families and staff. Learn the importance of prison visit preparation to support connection and healing.

06/18/2026

Join Connecting 4 Justice International and Prison Families Alliance for an evening with filmmaker Scott Wisenbaker for a screening and Q&A of The Grip — a powerful documentary that sheds light on what's possible when recovery, accountability, and opportunity come together inside our jail systems. Link - https://tinyurl.com/thegripmovie

The Grip follows The Solution Program and IGNITE partnership, showcasing how entrepreneurship training, emotional intelligence, mentorship, and real-world reentry preparation can break cycles of addiction and recidivism — and give people a pathway to stay free, sober, and productive after release.

This film asks a simple but urgent question:

What happens when we stop managing the problem and start creating solutions?

Come be part of an evening that inspires awareness, connection, and change. Together, we can rethink reentry, recovery, and rehabilitation — and recognize that meaningful change is possible when people are given purpose, structure, and opportunity.

Documentary Screening and Q & A
Online - Link will be sent with Registration
June 22, 2026
4:00 PST | 5:00 MTN | 6:00 Central | 7:00 EST

Link - https://tinyurl.com/thegripmovie

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05/10/2026

Prison is often seen as an ending, but for Jonas Royster, the real transformation began after his release – when deep self-introspection led him to take ownership of his life and turn his lived experience into a powerful force for change.

Jonas Royster shares how he underwent a transformation after his time behind bars and discovered his purpose: to guide others towards probation success.

04/07/2026

Mark your calendar for May 23, 2:30-5:30 for an eye-opening encounter of humanizing both sides of the bars.