AFTER PRISON Directing a Course of Experiences
“There was a point in that
journey where I realized I had to do something withmy life” Dr. Michael Endres
Dr. Michael Endres is a clinical psychologist in training and the director of research and development at the Alcoholic Rehabilitative Services of Hawaii Inc. He is also a project director and faculty member at the University of Hawaii. Endres has been in Hawaii since 2011 but was born and raised in Madison. He was incarcerated when he was 18 and served almost nine years in prison. “There was a point in that
journey where I realized I had to do something with my life in order to overcome that gap and the effects of having a felony.”While in prison, he decided to dedicate at least the length of his prison sentence to going to school. He received a Pell Grant that allowed him to work toward college credits while still in prison. When Endres was released in 2002, one of his first tasks was filling out an application for financial aid. “I had a transcript from the classes I’d taken, so I got accepted to college right away.”
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