Carl Stewart

Nickname: Abdul Al Tawqi
Age: 33
Paroling to: Oakland, California
Family: wife

Why did you join the T.R.U.S.T.?
To help make a difference in our communities.

What does being a T.R.U.S.T. Fellow mean to you?
Constant growth.

Since coming to prison, what have you accomplished?
Muslim. G.E.D., A.A. Degree, Marriage. Peer Health Educator. T.R.U.S.T. Fellow. I.M.P.A.C.T. graduate. No More Tears Graduate. R.E.A.L. Choices member. Lifers group facilitator. Certified Critical Thinking. Anger Management. A.A. and N.A.

What are some of your hobbies and interests?
Loving my wife and poetry.

What programs are you involved with other than the T.R.U.S.T.?
I.M.P.A.C.T. (Incarcerated Men Putting Away Childish Things).
No More Tears Graduate.
R.E.A.L. Choices member.
Lifers group facilitator.
Anger Management.
A.A. and N.A.

What kind of work do you do with the “inside” and/or “outside” communities?
Basically, I am a mentor to our youth. I lead by example. And I stay open for suggestions.

How do you live up to the T.R.U.S.T. value system? How do you promote the ideals of the T.R.U.S.T. outside the workshops?
I'd rather have current members tell me

What do you want to do after you parole?
Stay out. Be successful. Be a good husband and father. Help clean up poverty stricken neighborhoods. Eat home cooked food only.

What are your long-term goals?
Tour schools and talk to the youth. Design after school programs.

Personal message to the outside community:
There is a time for change and I won’t stop until I help change the community—one neighborhood at a time.