'Pathways' out for incarcerated youth

Incarcerated young men slated for release under Proposition 36 -- a 2012 voter-approved policy lifting mandatory life sentences for some "third-strikers" -- know that life after incarceration carries its own limitations, including employment obstacles for felons.  The Kern County nonprofit Garden Pathways helps young men transitioning from penitentiaries into the job market.  Through employment assistance and social support, the program offers some young men alternatives to reoffending.  “Take that first opportunity you get, don’t go back where you started cause that’s where you’ll stay.  Take that chance.”  Three of the program's clients tell their stories to South Kern Sol.