From Juvenile Offender to Mentor: Bobby Bostic’s Redemption After a 241-Year Prison Sentence (ep. 624)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

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🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In 1995, a 16-year-old Bobby Bostic found himself caught up in a series of poor choices including robbery and armed criminal action. Judge Evelyn Baker, convinced he was a lost cause, handed down a jaw-dropping 241-year sentence on him, parole only becoming a glimmer of hope at the ripe age of 112.

While serving the longest sentence in Missouri for a non-homicide juvenile offense, Bobby didn't crumble. Instead, he evolved, showed significant remorse for his actions and began reshaping what his future could hold.

Today, after serving 27 years of his sentence, Bobby is embracing his shot at redemption by teaching writing workshops at juvenile detention centers and using his story to mentor kids to keep them out of trouble.

Join me as Bobby shares his journey in navigating an unlikely path to freedom, fostering a reconciling connection with the judge who initially sent him away, and revealing the transformative power that liberates us from the shackles of our mistakes.

My friends, it’s easy to criticize others for their sins, crimes and missteps. And yet, when we delve into the narratives that precede those missteps, an empathic heart emerges. This episode is a reminder that our past doesn't have to be our defining chapter. And that even in the face of adversity, the best is yet to come.

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0:42.3	Welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national
0:48.5	bestselling author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class inspirational speaker and he's the host of the live-inspired podcast.
0:56.2	John interviews extraordinary individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from
1:01.7	accidental living and more fully live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary.
1:08.0	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the live-inspired podcast with John O'Leary. Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary.
1:13.6	I think too often in life we take for granted to the degree that we are influenced by the people
1:19.6	that we grow up next to, whether it's our neighbors, our families, the ladies and gentlemen
1:25.6	we go to school with, our teachers, our parents, the examples we have in our families, the ladies and gentlemen we go to school with, our teachers, our parents, the
1:28.3	examples we have in our community impact and influence profoundly the individual we become.
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