THE BEST PART OF PRISON: The Power of Second Chances and Reclaiming Life Out of Darkness

At 18, Crosson was strung out on drugs, committed a robbery-gone-wrong, and later a nonfatal shooting. He was sentenced to 32 years, nearly twice the maximum allowed under the sentencing guidelines. Expecting the worst in prison, he instead found teachers, friends, trauma survivors, and victims asking for change. Illus.