After a 13-year career in publishing, Shayla Hale said goodbye to her authors so she could advocate for the incarcerated. Now a bleeding heart, she volunteers with Poetic Justice at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center. She also enjoyed two years as a volunteer chaplain for Oklahoma Jail & Prison Ministries at Oklahoma County Jail. Shayla is the founder and host of Crime & Compassion, a podcast that tells the stories of those who were written off. Her heart’s desires are to unconditionally love the incarcerated, to encourage their creativity and storytelling, and to fight with and for those affected by the US justice system. Forever a literature lover, Shayla is also an author and public speaker. She lives in Norman with her chef husband and three spoiled dogs.