Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has announced a new executive director of Shelby County Office of Reentry
DeAndre Brown, who spent nearly two years in prison, founded the nonprofit organization LifeLine to Success to help ex-offenders reenter society.
Credit: Shelby County Mayor's Office
Author: Shelby County Mayor's Office Press Release
Published: 2:44 PM CDT August 3, 2021
Updated: 2:44 PM CDT August 3, 2021
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has chosen DeAndre Brown, executive director of nonprofit organization LifeLine to Success, as the acting executive director of the Shelby County Office of Reentry.
Brown, who spent nearly two years in prison, founded the nonprofit in 2009 with his wife to help ex-offenders reenter society. Brown’s own criminal history had blocked him from becoming a volunteer chaplain at a local hospital. That experience fueled his commitment to help other ex-offenders develop skills to reenter the community and find meaningful employment.