Adam Clausen on the morning he realized who he was inside. The yard. The sunrise. And the crowd around him.
Who is Adam Clausen? Adam Bentley Clausen is a Las Vegas–based criminal justice reform advocate and entrepreneur who served 20 years of a 213-year federal sentence for a 2000 armed-robbery spree in Philadelphia. He was released in August 2020 under the First Step Act's expanded compassionate release provision, with pro bono representation from Georgetown Law professor and FAMM board member Shon Hopwood. Today he is co-founder and CTO of Legacy Impact Technologies, an AI-powered reentry coaching platform, and co-founder of Legacy Impact Group. He is a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Sentence Impact Advisory Group and a named advocate for the Safer Supervision Act of 2025.
What does health and wellness look like inside federal prison? Wellness practices inside federal prisons vary widely by facility and security level. In some yards, inmates organize informal yoga groups, meditation sessions, strength training, and nutrition education. These practices are often peer-led, driven by long-term inmates who have found identity, purpose, and community in disciplined self-improvement during their sentences.
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