87R24405 JGH-D
 
  By: Crockett H.R. No. 1431
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The nonprofit organization Miles of Freedom
  provides invaluable services to individuals and families in the
  Dallas area who have been impacted by incarceration; and
         WHEREAS, Miles of Freedom was founded by Richard Miles, who
  spent 15 years in Texas prisons on a wrongful conviction for murder;
  he was free on bond for two and a half years before he was finally
  exonerated by the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals in 2012, and
  during that time, he experienced firsthand the difficulties that a
  person who has been incarcerated may face in finding a job and a
  place to live; and
         WHEREAS, Miles of Freedom works to offer support and dignity
  to such individuals in South Dallas through a series of
  initiatives; the group's three-month Job Readiness Workshop equips
  participants with training in financial literacy, resume building,
  interview training, and other life skills, and its graduates are
  provided with job placement assistance; the Men/Women of Future
  program mentors young people affected by incarceration, either as
  inmates or as family members of inmates; and
         WHEREAS, This noteworthy organization also offers a shuttle
  service twice a month to prisons in the Tennessee Colony area for
  the families of those who are incarcerated, and it provides job
  opportunities through its lawn care business; and
         WHEREAS, Through its unique and compassionate approach to
  breaking the cycle of incarceration, Miles of Freedom has made a
  positive and lasting difference in many lives, and the staff and
  leadership of the organization may take pride in all that they have
  accomplished; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Miles of Freedom on its efforts in
  behalf of individuals impacted by incarceration and extend to all
  those associated with the group sincere best wishes for continued
  success in their important work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Miles of Freedom as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.