RDAP Deemed "Life-changing" by Women in Federal Prison

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"First Step Act: Pathway to Success" is a four-part series featuring fourteen women in federal custody filmed during the Diversity Employment Job Fair in St. Louis, MS. Each video in the series highlights various experiences the women in federal prison had while preparing for release.

This video, the second in the series, focuses on the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program - more commonly known as RDAP. The incarcerated women talk about the skills RDAP teaches to help them cope with past trauma and the destructive behavior and thinking it caused. The renewed confidence and ability to manage their emotions are described as "life-changing."