"For 31-year-old Jermaine Wilson of Leavenworth, Kansas, going back to his childhood is a bad trip.
"'I used to sell a lot of drugs out here, right there in apartment 4,' he said.
"He
started using at age 11 and was in juvenile detention by 15. By 21, he
was in the maximum-security wing at Lansing Correctional, a state prison
in Kansas.
"It was there that the convicted drug-dealer came to the most important realization of his life."
A recent CBS Evening News “On the Road” report profiled Jermaine Wilson's transition from dug dealer to mayor of Leavenworth, a journey he "credits to God, education, and volunteer work."
To access the complete CBS Evening News report, please visit:
CBS Evening News: On the Road: Man who was once in prison's maximum-security wing is now a mayor (25 JAN 19)
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