An advisor to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee told members of the Johnson City Noon Rotary Club on Monday that prison should be more than a place of incarceration and punishment. Josh Smith, who spent five years in a federal prison on drug trafficking charges, also believes...
Josh Smith, Founder and CEO of Fourth Purpose Foundation, is dedicated to making prison a place of transformation. Although now a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, in his early 20s Josh spent five years in federal prison for his involvement in marijuana and...
Master Service Companies owner Josh Smith has sold his company and will use the profits to create a foundation that will fund criminal justice reform initiatives. Its headquarters will remain in Knoxville, Smith said. “I have had 100% peace the whole time," Smith...
Knoxvillian Josh Smith is driven by two passions. One is to help those who have been incarcerated transform their lives so they never find themselves behind bars again. The other is to follow the philosophy espoused by David Greene, Founder of the Hobby Lobby retail...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Josh Smith, a Knoxville businessman, developer and criminal justice reform advocate, has sold two properties in the 300 block of Gay Street for $7.3 million. According to the news release, this is one of the highest values – if not the...
Fourth Purpose Foundation, a Knoxville-based criminal justice reform philanthropy, will break ground in early March 2021 on Dogan-Gaither Flats, a development to provide housing, counseling, accountability, work placement, and transitional skills to men
After retribution, incapacitation and deterrence, the fourth traditional purpose of incarceration — rehabilitation — is a misguided one, argues Smith, who has defied the odds in the 15 years since his release from a federal prison camp in
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Joshua Smith spent five years behind bars in Kentucky for his involvement in drug trafficking but turned his life around. Since his release in 2003, Smith started a multi-million dollar company and a non-profit focused on helping former prisoners...
At age 42, Knoxville businessman Josh Smith owns a multi-million dollar foundation and water proofing company, has been married for 21 years, and has four kids. While everything is going well now, there was a time in his life, he couldn't pay the bills. Two separate...