CAMERON HAYES

As a prisoner, Cameron has trained for and earned a string of state certifications — recovery mentor, gambling recovery mentor, personal trainer, transformation specialist — all of which assist him in his work with people who suffer from substance use disorder and seek recovery. He also mentors people who are living with serious mental illness through the trials of prison life. He belongs to Uhuru Sasa, Narcotics Anonymous, and 7th Step Club. He is a voracious reader and an excellent student who engages with the material and easily weaves it into his personal writing. He balances this intellectual life with his commitment to working out — which is a bit like the sweetness of an apple combined with the protein of peanut butter (his favorite foods). He has served eleven years of a fourteen-year sentence.