Rudy Holder left, a retention specialist for the Exodus Transitional Community Inc. spots his friend Timothy Brown, 45 standing on a street corner in a section of Harlem dubbed 'Convict Alley' Wednesday May 16, 2012. Brown, an ex-con who went through the program at Exodus, and was one of Holder's first clients eventually went on to become best friends. The Exodus organization specializing in the reintegration of ex-convicts back into the community in Harlem and the greater New York area has its headquarters in the area of Harlem that where at least one in 20 persons are believed to be ex-cons. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)
Jovan Marquez, 26, an ex-convict who has been out of prison for two weeks takes part in the programs at the Exodus Transitional Community Inc., an organization located in Harlem New York Wednesday May 16, 2012. Exodus, an organization specializing in the reintegration of ex-convicts back into the community in Harlem and the greater New York area has its headquarters in the area of Harlem dubbed 'Convict Alley' where at least one in 20 persons are believed to be ex-cons. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)
Rudy Holder, a retention specialist for the Exodus Transitional Community Inc., an organization located in Harlem New York walks around the section of the Harlem neighborhood dubbed 'Convict Alley' because of the disproportionate amount of ex-cons that once released from prison return to the area Wednesday May 16, 2012. Exodus, an organization specializing in the reintegration of ex-convicts back into the community in Harlem and the greater New York area has its headquarters in the area of Harlem that where at least one in 20 persons are believed to be ex-cons. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)
