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This former prisoner had an unlikely supporter: the judge who sentenced him Judge Kevin Sharp said justice wasn't served when he was legally obligated to sentence Chris Young to life in prison. With Young's sentence commuted, the two embraced and reflected on the meaning of justice. Posted: Feb 2, 2021 3:21 AM Updated: Feb 2, 2021 3:21 AM Posted By: By Wesley Bruer and Dianne Gallagher, CNN For nearly a decade, Chris Young was told the only way he'd ever leave federal prison is with his death certificate. Handed two life sentences without the possibility of parole after his conviction in a ...

He was freed with the help of the judge who sentenced him. Now he’s fighting for prison reform For nearly a decade, Chris Young was told the only way he’d ever leave federal prison is with his death certificate. Handed two life sentences without the possibility of parole after his conviction in a federal drug conspiracy case, Young’s only real shot at freedom would have to be a rare presidential pardon. That rare shot became a reality January 20, when Young, now 32, was granted executive clemency In the final hours of Donald Trump’s presidency. Getting off his flight back home to Tenn...

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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.***** One of former President Donald Trump’s clemency recipients, Chris Young, had a more unusual day than most on Jan. 20. Not only was he just released from a life sentence in federal prison, but he encountered the man who put him there, former District Court Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee Kevin Sharp. The meeting was far less acrimonious than one might expect. Sharp had actually fought for Young’s release,

Chris Young reunites with former judge, advocate Chris Young from Clarksville was granted a presidential pardon this week. And tonight he reunited with former federal judge Kevin Sharp, who sentenced Young to life in prison, later became one of his biggest allies and his attorney. and last updated 2021-01-21 23:59:58-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Chris Young, a Clarksville man who received a presidential pardon, returned home for the first time since he was sentenced to life in prison eight years ago. The first person he hugged when he arrived in Nashville was the former judge who senten...