13 Former Criminals Who Turned Their Lives Around

Former Nixon aide Charles Colson spent a year in federal prison for his involvement in the Watergate scandal and then started Prison Fellowship.

After pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and serving time in prison, Colson started Prison Fellowship, currently the world's largest prison outreach organization. According to its site, the fellowship was founded because Colson "could not forget those he had left behind prison walls."

Colson passed away on March 31, 2012.