2022 Fellow
Tim Deal was introduced to Restorative Justice while incarcerated as a youthful offender, where he served almost 20 years and where he became a leader and influencer of change within the prison system. While serving his sentence, he was able to complete his High School Equivalency and received an IT Essentials Certification. Tim has always excelled in mathematics and became MCI Concord’s first tutor for the Department of Corrections where he was able to use his skills and intelligence to tutor his peers in pre-GED, GED, and pre-college classes.
He was a founding member of the Youthful Offender Coalition while at MCI Norfolk and was also a Board Member of the African American Coalition Committee. He was the lead plaintiff against the Department of Corrections to allow youthful offenders more programming in minimum security placements.
Since his release in July 2021 and experiencing the world for the first time as an adult, Tim has continued to progress in his personal and professional growth. He is now working as a Loan Processor for Boston Realty Funding and has a paid fellowship with the Transformational Prison Project, where he continues to navigate his reentry, and is provided opportunities to tap into his passion for helping and healing others and advocating for reform to the systemic conditions that harm communities.
He was a founding member of the Youthful Offender Coalition while at MCI Norfolk and was also a Board Member of the African American Coalition Committee. He was the lead plaintiff against the Department of Corrections to allow youthful offenders more programming in minimum security placements.
Since his release in July 2021 and experiencing the world for the first time as an adult, Tim has continued to progress in his personal and professional growth. He is now working as a Loan Processor for Boston Realty Funding and has a paid fellowship with the Transformational Prison Project, where he continues to navigate his reentry, and is provided opportunities to tap into his passion for helping and healing others and advocating for reform to the systemic conditions that harm communities.