[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SCOTT McLEAN/PATHWAY TO FREEDOM

  (Mr. HILL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Scott McLean, the 
founder and executive director of Pathway to Freedom, for being awarded 
the 2018 Marie Interfaith Civic Leadership Award. This award is given 
annually to recognize citizens whose work addresses important community 
issues in Arkansas.
  Scott created the Pathway to Freedom program in 2011 with the goal of 
changing prison culture and breaking the cycle of recidivism in our 
State. The program provides educational, values-based prerelease 
services to prisoners, while also preparing inmates to reintegrate into 
society and return to being a productive citizen.
  Pathway to Freedom seeks to transform prisoners' lives with an 18-
month prerelease residential program through a contract with the 
Arkansas Department of Corrections. It also provides, importantly, 12 
months of mentoring and support once our prisoners shift back to 
society.
  I extend a hand of gratitude and congratulations to my good friend 
Scott and the entire Pathway to Freedom program for their selfless and 
worthwhile investment in our citizens and our State's future.

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