Yes, it is nice that there exists such a program as Teen Challenge, created to reeducate those drug addicts and street thugs. Maybe someday I would add them to my list of charitable donations, assuming that this economics war would ever end in a favorable way to me. I personally have no need of Teen Challenge, but for those who need it, it is good that they are there to fill that need.
I cannot speak to the situation of my high school classmate, Patty Cruz, whom Nicky Cruz had claimed as his cousin. I only know what I heard online, which is basically nothing.
Just because I am a white person, that does not make me a drug addict, but this is not the time for silly arguments.