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>> the turning leaf program attempts to assure that inmates with non-violent crimes don't come back to jail or escalate to more serious crimes. >> also confused. >> people that are the victims of crime want to know why. you'll hear that come up in some of our testimonies you'll hear. >> founded by amy barch, it's the concept of restorative justice. >> it's an approach that says it's important to bring people together of the crime and for us to get together and see one another as people and build compassion and understanding. that's where real change happens. when we choose violence as a way to...

In the alley, why didn't i take it seriously? >> the turning leaf program attempts to assure that inmates with non-violent crimes don't come back to jail or escalate to more serious crimes. >> also confused. >> people that are the victims of crime want to know why. you'll hear that come up in some of our testimonies you'll hear. >> founded by amy barch, it's the concept of restorative justice. >> it's an approach that says it's important to bring people together of the crime and for us to get together and see one another as people and build compassion and understanding. that's where real chang...

>> who's going to be my main actor first, leo? >> i give you today, he say he's going to let me get the tray. you didn't give me it. you sold it to somebody else. you've got two items for the price of one. what's up with that? >> it's jail, man. it's the hustle. you know what i'm saying? we don't get up for breakfast, you can have the breakfast tray if you want. >> amy boch created a program called turning leaf. >> remember, you are thinking of different ways to apologize involves brainstorming two different ways you can at least apologize to somebody, okay? >> it's geared towards offenders wh...

Detention center in charleston. >> so this is a really good start for the impact that violent crime has an individual. >> the turning leaf program owned by amy barch is in the final weeks of classes. >> at the end of the course, we have a graduation. i always tell the participants that's my day off and it's their opportunity to run the class. they do poems, testimonials. >> amy asked leonard heyward to emcee the ceremony. >> looking forward to it. the pizza party at the end. >> not worried about the pizza, man. worried about getting out of here. i can't sit back behind the wall and watch life ...

Cvs health. because health is everything. oh, did he just blow a kiss at me? >> right. >> the walls of the sheriff al cannon detention center. >> a guilt coming out. in the alley, why didn't i take it seriously? >> the turning leaf program