JD MELENDEZ, Future IDs at Alcatraz Artist-Participant
“One of the important messages that I get to share with the guys that I work with in my volunteer experience is that I really, really want them to know that they matter. I want them to know that, yes, you can be in prison, and yes, you can live a life of violence and gangs and who knows what else, but you can also have a dream, you can also have a vision for yourself. And if you just love yourself a little more, and if you’re willing to work hard for it, anything is possible.”