Brent Cassity
Advocate, Federal Expungement Initiative
Nightmare Success ยท Missouri
Cassity served time in federal prison and now advocates for second chances and criminal justice reform through his book, podcast, and speaking.
About Brent Cassity
Brent Cassity is the author of Nightmare Success: Loyalty, Betrayal, Life Behind Bars, Adapting, and Finally Breaking Free and the host of the Nightmare Success In and Out podcast, where he explores the human stories of resilience and redemption. A former CEO who served time in federal prison, Brent now dedicates his life to helping others bounce back from their own personal nightmares through his writing, podcast, and public speaking. He advocates for second chances, mental freedom, and criminal justice reform, offering powerful tools for transformation grounded in his lived experience.
Read our position on federal expungement or meet everyone in the coalition.
Hear Brent speak
Dickie Scruggs, the Tobacco Litigation "King of Torts," on Prison and Second Chances
October 12, 2026, Fireside host
Joe Bankman, Father of Sam Bankman-Fried, on Living Through His Son's Case
October 18, 2025, Fireside host
David Israel of GOOD PLANeT Foods on Starting Over After Prison
November 1, 2024, Fireside host