Violence Interrupters in Training to Combat Dallas Crime
Eyone Williams has done interruption work in Washington, DC after spending 17 years in prison for a killing. “Some of this work is not a textbook thing. It's not, call the police, call a doctor, call anything. You've got to figure it out on the spot,” Williams said. Damion Harrell was a student in Tuesday's training. He’s a Dallas native who had a 12-year sentence for crime. “I feel like the reason I'm a good candidate for this job is because, me growing up, I didn't listen to nobody about what I'm going through,” Harrell said. On the streets of Dallas today, many other young people...
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