09/24/2020
Steven Leon Bobo is a forty-nine year old African-American man. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 13, 1971 to the proud parents of Annette Marie Woods and Grady Leon Bobo. He was also raised by his grandmother, Berniece Stephens.
At an early age, Steven was active in sports; he played football in high school and college. He was also a professional wrestler. Being a former professional wrestler, accounts for him being well traveled and forming bonds with many people. He is a former correctional officer. He has a natural rapport with anyone he comes into contact with.
In 1996 he married Tammy James; they have a daughter together named Denise Marie born in 1999.
In 2004, Steven was incarcerated and was released in 2007. Being a former inmate and correctional officer has changed him for the better. It is his wish that his story, upbringing, perspective and knowledge can prevent others from falling into the system.
Steven is currently enrolled in Colorado Technical University majoring in criminal justice with a concentration on wrongful conviction. He is working on being a civil rights attorney. He is also taking paralegal classes at Blackstone Career Institute.
Steven is currently writing a book aptly titled, From Conviction to Redemption. This book tells his life story. He is a deacon in his church, has a talk show on Blogtalk radio, several Facebook groups dedicated to ending the school to prison pipeline (one in Uganda), and a YouTube channel. He has gone live with other advocates for prisoner's rights. He has done all of these things and continues to do all of things while being diagnosed with Multiple Scerlosis in 2010. He has also developed a website for his book, [email protected]. He is also working on a pod cast. Steven is the founder and CEO of the End the School to Prison Pipeline.
Steven's journey has truly just begun. He is starting over and it is his hope and desire that he can help the wrongfully convicted and deter children out of the pipeline.