Simon White’s story moves through addiction, illegal gun sales, prison, faith, conscience, and the long work of redemption. In this episode, Brandon Burley talks with Simon about the consequences of his choices, the people who kept pointing him toward Jesus, and why a troubled past does not have to dictate the future.
Follow the record
Documents, timelines and public records matter because claims are not conclusions. TRP follows the record, explains the system beneath it and shows readers what remains known, disputed or unresolved.
Listen deeper
Long-form redemption stories, civic systems explained, civic conversations and Tennessee Good Works—conversations built to make people and institutions easier to understand.
Five ways into the work
Accountability matters. So do context, redemption and the people quietly doing good work. These five programs hold the whole picture together.
Records, timelines and accountability reporting.
Second chances told without sentimentality or spectacle.
The machinery beneath public decisions, made legible.
Serious dialogue across disagreement and experience.
People and institutions building what communities need.
Learn, act, return
Plain-language guides to the civic systems shaping everyday life.
Start learningPractical pathways for people, families and communities navigating reentry.
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