JC Almanza: Redemption: Overcoming Addiction, Prison, Violence & Personal Demons
From a childhood filled with trauma, by 9 years old JC Almanza was already a gang member on the south side of Chicago; by 16 he was running drugs for the Mexican Cartel, and by 17 he was arrested and put in a Mexican Prison. After multiple years of incarceration, he eventually overcame addiction, prison, and personal demons. The catalysts included a year in solitary confinement, meeting his future wife, and finding Jesus.
Today JC is a fitness expert and coach, as well as a mentor to inmates who he helps transition to a life outside prison. JC is a powerful testament that we all have the…
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