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UPDATE: Kenny was released from prison in May of 2020. It may seem strange but, here’s how I look at my 24 years behind bars: Success. Hear me out. When I was convicted for my part in a marijuana drug conspiracy at the height of the war on drugs in the 1990s, there was no…

“It feels like the world has given up on you. That you are just some throwaway, someone who is irredeemable.” That’s how Robert Shipp describes being sentenced to life in prison for a drug crime in 1994. UPDATE: Robert was released from BOP custody on July 19, 2019.

Desperate to make ends meet as a 20-year-old single mom to three young kids, Stephanie Nodd became involved with a drug dealer. Eventually, she was caught up in the conspiracy that would bring both of them down—and she was sentenced to more time than he was. Soon after landing behind bars, she gave birth while…