New GoFundMe Campaign: Chicagoan and Former Convict Daniel Geiter Raising Money to Start a College of Second Chances

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Jun 01, 2016, 05:26 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, former convict Daniel Geiter launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to create Ward College, a new non-profit community college geared toward helping currently or formerly incarcerated men and women in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Geiter, who now has a doctorate, wants help others break free from a cycle of imprisonment.

"The vision of Ward College emerged from my deep desire to extend to others the life-changing care, investment and mentorship that has been given to me over the past several years in my educational journey," said Daniel Geiter. "Our goal is to change the understanding of life after incarceration, because it should be life after incarceration. It shouldn't be a lifetime of incarceration."

To view the campaign, click here: https://www.gofundme.com/helpwardcollege

To read more about his story, please click here.

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