Here in Louisiana, there are more people serving life without parole than Arkansas, Alabama and Texas combined, and almost 75 percent of those lifers are Black.
" It was definitely a bold move by the council to appoint me, " she said. " I'm not a local government lifer, but I've been very supported. And I'm loving it."
And so after going to visit so many different prisons, and really sitting down with lifers with every situation, you can possibly imagine my heart just completely opened up and I wanted to do more.
And that's something that I always tell other van lifers, we have a responsibility to recognize that not everyone can choose this lifestyle, but we also have to understand that with that privilege comes responsibility.