Micheal Taahir Prather, born in Atlanta, GA was raised solely by his mother. At the age of 8 years old Micheal’s mom picked up and moved to California in Long Beach where he grown up as a teen and was eventually influenced by the street gangs of the LBC. Micheal later became addicted to drugs and alcohol, his drug of choice being PCP. Micheal now being a gang found himself committing crimes and was arrested for homicide where he would end up serving 28 years inside California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Several years into his sentence he met Yusef-Andre Wiley who was ex-gang member of rival gang (the Bloods), Micheals being a former ‘Crip. The two developed a strong bond of educational pursuits, Islamic studies and interfaith activity bringing inmates of all faiths and ethnicity together for the sole purpose of reform and rehabilitation. In his own words: “Being a co-founder of Timelist Group is special to me. Those that enter our program and complete our courses often earn early parole dates and are granted parole through the Board of Prison Hearings (BPH) due to their rehabilitation. In many cases, prisoners going before the BPH have noted Timelist Group programs as the most meaningful of all they self-help and education work during incarceration. As more and more Timelist Group alumni parole and give back to our work in the community, the capacity we must help others expands. Whether incarcerated or not, if one does not set positive goals and have a sense of purpose, this is the worst state an individual can be in. One of our many accomplishments is having an extremely low recidivism rate among program participants.

I am extremely thankful and appreciative for the sincere effort of every member who has assisted me the growth and development this program. I've seen this group do a lot of things in a small amount of time, and I know that there is a great deal more to be done. Timelist has kept me focused and goal-oriented, and I've experienced improvement in my communications skills and ability to pass this work on like in the movie Pay It Forward. I strongly believe the Timelist Group can make your community better. If you want this for your community, I ask of you to please step up and get involved. Now is the time!

Micheal Prather has since transitioned from in the San Francisco Bay Area and now resides in Stockbridge, Georgia with his wife. He is the Inmate Correspondence Specialist and Personnel Life Coach of the Timelist Group and on his spare time spending time serving the community hands-on, mentoring young people and writing letters of support to individuals inside Correctional facilities.

Cortez Chandler, better known as “Taz” was born in Zanesville, OH. His father was a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer, and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. His parents raised their three children, of whom, Cortez was the oldest. The family migrated to Long Beach, CA in 1980. Throughout Mr. Chandler’s youth and years of education, he attended California public schools. Mr. Chandler graduated from Millikan High School in Long Beach, CA. and played college football for Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. In 1989, Mr. Chandler obtained his California business license and ran a successful auto detailing service until the summer of 1991.

Unfortunately, and regrettably, in the fall of 1991 Mr. Chandler was ordered by a judge to serve a life sentence in a California correctional facility. He served 24½ years and was released on August 19, 2015. In During his incarceration, he met Mr. Yusef-Andre Wiley of the Timelist Group, with whom he began to talk about life after prison and building the necessary skills to successfully transition. That meeting would change his life forever. Upon his release he was transitioned to the Amistad Foundation where he learned coping skills and much more taught through the Timelist programs. Being on Parole Mr. Chandler became a PRNN for CDCR. Using all the life skills that's Parole has helped him with. He wants to give back to the men and women so they able to reintegrate smoothly

Also, during Mr. Chandler’s incarceration, he met his best friend, La Para, who became his wife when they married the very day of his release. They recently celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary. Today, Mr. Chandler spends the bulk of his time being a great husband and helping other ex-offenders who have been released from prison to be successfully reintegrated back into society. Ironically, he now works for the Timelist Group’s reentry program as the Director of Operation and runs their transitional homes. He is a dedicated and compassionate to helping other ex-offenders find their way in life and teaches them how to succeed after prison.

Mr. Chandler went back to the Avenal State Prison as a motivational speaker sharing what PRNN is all about, mine you this is the same prison Mr. Chandler paroled from. further promote reentry and reintegration, wholeness of self and mind, financial literacy and entrepreneurship for ex-offenders as the Vice President and Assistant Director of the Timelist Group.

Clint Richardson, born as the only child of a Courageous Mother. Defeated all odds of growing up in the rough communities of Compton and South-Central Los Angeles. Now a Proud Father of 7 children and Husband. Currently serving in the capacity as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Youth Mentor, Children’s Pastor, Deacon and Coordinator of Children’s Ministry. Many of his close friends, relatives and more importantly his wife has referred to him as being “A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART”. As a child of God his dearest accomplishments has been being blessed with the opportunity to strive daily to be the best Husband and Father he can be. His biggest accomplishments professionally have been becoming a part of the Addiction Counseling field. The Addiction Counseling field holds some personal attachments due to a great part of his family being affected by the World of Addiction and even himself getting caught up in the whirlpool of Addiction on his journey. All of his target career goals have a personal interest in changing the vicious cycle of corrupted thinking and transforming the human mind to walk in the newness of life driven by our higher power. He enjoys following sports and playing Basketball on his spare time. He believes in promoting physical health to stay in good shape to have the energy to keep up with fast pace of this current generation. His biggest Mission goal of 2018 is all about reaching at risk children with barriers while in their infantile stages to give them the best opportunity to be the best version of themselves and what God has created them to be, and in return will begin to change the current condition of this world.

Charles Taylor was born on November 14, 1973 in south Los Angeles. To the mother of Augustine Hemphill and Father Charles Taylor. He was the second child of two, to his Mother and Father. He also had two brothers and two sisters from his father's side of the family. As Charles Taylor was raised in a single parent home with his mother and sister. His mother was battling a drug addiction and it became very hard to maintain proper care or supervision for him and his sister, that was dealing with mental health. Charles began to be passed around to different family members as he picked up bad habits from unstable environments that were gang infested. At the age of 10 years old, Charles Taylor move to the west side of Los Angeles with his father (In the neighborhood, call the Jungles). By this time Charles Taylor had already develop trust issues and resentment towards family. Charles started hanging around gangs by the time he was 13 years old. His father gave him an ultimatum to abide by the rules he set or for Charles Taylor to leave his home. Even though Charles Taylor loved his father, he knew he wasn’t going to change. So, he left home the next day to fully join the streets. His father or Mother never came for him, so Charles continue to get deeper and darker into the gang life. By the age of 16 years old Charles Taylor had a daughter born into the world (Her name is Dynasty Taylor). Then three weeks later Charles Taylor went to jail for a gang related crime which he did 26 and half years for. Charles was paroled in September 2016 at the age of 42.

During Charles incarceration he joined the Timelist Group in 2008 where he has participated in many workshops to make major improvements in his life which has led to him becoming a better father, mentor, and a productive human being. Mr. Taylor became a facilitator for the Timelist Group program that teaches a curriculum geared towards lifestyle changes that allows you to function, grow, understand, create, forgive, and embrace change on all levels. Since released, Mr. Taylor has been promoted to Director of Operations for the Timelist Group that encompasses work with the reentry individuals, mental health and homeless population. Mr. Taylor is highly motivated to be a part of solutions where at one time he contributed to the destruction of his community.