From prison to redemption

The Redemption Project Podcast · Jul 9, 2026 · 28m

Derrick Westfield did not begin life with the story many people might expect.

He was not raised in a home without both parents.

He did not describe his childhood as a broken home.

His mother and father worked. His family was together. He had a nice childhood.

Then, when Derrick was 12 years old, his father died on his birthday.

That loss changed the shape of the family.

The structure began to loosen. The brothers began moving in different directions. Derrick found himself drawn more and more toward the neighborhood, toward the streets, toward the people and patterns that would eventually help…