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Podcast: True Crime Stories
Episode: Life Sentence to Harvard Professor
Description: From illiteracy to gang activity, Andre’s childhood prepared him for nothing less than a life of crime and violence. This behavior eventually led Andre to be sentenced to over 100 years in prison. As a natural-born leader, he quickly rose to the top of the prison gang system where he managed gang activities from within the confines of a maximum-security prison. During his two-year stay in solitary confinement, Andre had an “epiphany” and he made the decision to turn his life around. Over the next eight years, Andre worked twenty hours per day towards making this dream a reality. First, he tau...