Chris Wilson: How I Escaped From a Life Sentence in Prison
Decarcerated
English - May 31, 2019 18:39 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Government jail authentic beprecedential criminaljustice freeamerica humanstories incarceration justice massincarceration prison Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Before the age of 17 Chris Wilson's mother was raped by a police officer. His father was murdered. His cousin was killed in front of him. At 17-years old, Chris was sentenced to life in prison for taking a person's life.
When he was 19 he decided to create a master plan for his life, and that master plan lead to his early release from prison, a book, serial entrepreneurship, and becoming an internationally sought after artist.
This is our final full episode for Season IV of DEcarcerated, and it is one for the record books.
Production Credits: Andrew Stelzer
Music Credits:
Get it Straight by the RawmanFaith's Witness by Dal The Villain
More info about this episode:
Today Show clip: https://www.today.com/video/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-opens-up-about-his-2nd-chance-1437461571722 Chris Wilson website: chriswilson.biz Interview with The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Order Chris' book, The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
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@decarceratedpod @ChrisWilsonBalt
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