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How a Black Man Went from a 50-year Prison Sentence to Law School

Bernard McKinley was 16 years old when he was arrested for a gang-related killing. Court records said his friend ordered him to shoot a man in a Chicago park. Three years later, he was found guilty of murder and the use of a firearm to commit murder. A judge sentenced him to 50 years incarceration to each charge,…

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