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...
Master Service founder sells company to start criminal justice reform foundation
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...
Representation of Men of Valor in Partnership with Fourth Purpose Foundation
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
Convict-turned-CEO sold his Knoxville business to help change prisoners’ lives. Here’s why.
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