Barbara Robinson loves to cook. So it’s not surprising that she ate up the culinary arts program that TDCJ offers female offenders at the Hilltop Unit in Gatesville. Without it, in fact, she says she might still be starving for a future

Growing up, Pamela Patterson wanted to be a star. And by simply changing her way of thinking, she would become one in the eyes of many. She would become a star educator who now steers TDCJ offenders toward success by teaching them how to change the way they think.