E— Taylor Klahn watches his train come to a stop at the Civic Center BART station platform on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in San Francisco, California.

Klahn left his ties to gangs behind after finishing his sentence. During his first week out, Klahn attended a weekday service at a church he happened to be passing by. That day, he doesn’t remember exactly where he was, but he vividly remembers how he felt. “I started crying, dude, like, bawling,” Klahn recalled, “they circled me, they put their hands on me, and they were crying with me,” he said. I’d never felt that type of love from anybody.” For Klahn, it was another turning point in reforming his life.