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    Imprisoned and 'Irrelevant'

    Apr 21, 2012

    Antonio Howard

    When you're a man sentenced to life in prison, becoming relevant is your only way out. So, for years I've aspired to become relevant — relevant in the lives of others, and I have in the lives of many prisoners.
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    Imprisoned and 'Irrelevant'

    Apr 21, 2012

    Antonio Howard

    When you're a man sentenced to life in prison, becoming relevant is your only way out. So, for years I've aspired to become relevant — relevant in the lives of others, and I have in the lives of many prisoners.
    Continue to The Beat Within
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    Wake Up: Learning Responsibility, Behind Bars

    Mar 25, 2012

    Ray Sanchez Jr.

    All the laughter stopped once the knife came out. The gravity of the situation cloaked the cell like a death shroud, and the glare in Chivo’s eyes seemed just as deadly as the piece in his hand.
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    Wake Up: Learning Responsibility, Behind Bars

    Mar 25, 2012

    Ray Sanchez Jr.

    All the laughter stopped once the knife came out. The gravity of the situation cloaked the cell like a death shroud, and the glare in Chivo’s eyes seemed just as deadly as the piece in his hand.
    Continue to The Beat Within
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