Tennessee Man Once Sentenced to Mandatory Life Sentence Under 'Three Strikes' Law Freed from Prison After Black Attorney, Kim Kardashian Advocated for His Release
It’s a story of second chances centered on a judge, a reformer and a prisoner. Chris Young spent 3,694 days behind bars after he was arrested for dealing drugs. He was fated to rot in federal prison for the rest of his life. But Young never lost hope that he would somehow be freed one day. That faith in his freedom came to fruition on Jan. 20 when Young’s sentence was commuted. Now he wants to be a bridge between the streets that once consumed him and the world of technology where he envisions his future. “It’s life after life,” Young told Atlanta Black Star during a recent intervie...