Dr. Crystal Lewis became deeply passionate about reforming the penal system after experiencing it firsthand. Raised in the church, she acknowledges that she did not always live according to its teachings. and her life took a drastic turn when she was imprisoned for a white-collar crime, a consequence of the challenges she faced being raised by her grandparents in the absence of her biological parents. Her experience ignited a desire to expose the harsh realities of how people are treated within the penal system and advocate for change.