Michael DeLeon

Michael DeLeon

Michael is a successfully acclimated ex-offender who, after nearly 8 years of drug addiction and gang involvement, spent 12 years in state prison and half-way houses for a gang-related homicide.

Since Michael’s release from prison, he has earned 3 Associates Degrees, a Baccalaureate Degree, started a hugely successful foundation, produced multiple documentaries and authored several publications.

Michael founded the substance abuse prevention, anti-bullying and anti-gang youth program, "Steered Straight". This evidence based program is now used in schools all over the state of New Jersey.

Michael is also the host of the cable tv series, "Road to Recovery".

For more information, please visit, www.steeredstraight.org.

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