Steven Raby and James unfold an intertwined story of reentry and recovery. Previously incarcerated, James moved to Scranton to begin a new life. Upon arriving, the halfway house he was in sat adjacent to a barbershop owned by someone he knew during incarceration. That person pointed James in the direction of Steven, who had arrived in Scranton as part of the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Program two decades prior.

Since being in Scranton, Steven triumphed over substance abuse, achieved his Master of Social Work and now works to assist those managing addiction and reentering society from prison. He became James’s first support system as James settled in.

They see Scranton as a place for those in need of healing, a place that provides opportunities so long as one is willing to do the work necessary to realize them. James and Steven are both concerned with the concept of independence, in terms of strengthening it for those reentering society. Each of them works to ensure that Scranton continues to be a place where second chances are possible.