Joshua Hairston has spent 17 years behind prison walls, almost half his entire life. He was 18 when he was sentenced to 40 years, and it’s almost impossible to imagine how someone that young — facing four decades inside — could find hope for any kind of meaningful future. But that’s exactly what he has done.
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