By Jasmine M. Ellis
Second chances in life are far and few between, but Leslie Brown knows what it’s like to have one. Brown, who was formerly incarcerated gives a second chance to women through her organization Leslie’s Place.
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Located on the West Side of Chicago, Leslie’s Place helps women transition back into society after being incarcerated.
“I do believe that everyone deserves a second chance,” Brown said. “God gives us a second, third, fourth and fifth chance. Who are we that we can’t reach back and help someone else?”
Photo at Top: Leslie Brown reads Jeremiah 29:11 from the Bible. Brown says that God is the reason Leslie’s Place has been successful since 1994. (Jasmine M. Ellis/MEDILL)
