Rick L Riley

Rick “Sundown” Riley, a.k.a., Two Hats, was born in Santa Maria, California, and now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lori; his father, RJ; and grandson, Chance. He has spent thirty-three years of his life in and out of the prison system and has now become an ordained minister. He has created the Thief on the Cross Prison Ministry, which he hopes to be able to help many prisoners with. Rick’s mission in life is to speak in public forums on gang-related topics and how God helped him through all situations in his life in spite of himself. Rick believes that because of his own life of misguided loyalties and the violence he was involved with as a member of prison gangs and organized crime, he is uniquely qualified to work with and help other such men as he once was and prevent others from following in his blood-stained footsteps. Rick says he is still a work in progress.