‘I’m sentenced to die in prison’: Inmates warn teens through Beyond Bars program

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Two men serving time behind bars are trying to keep teenagers out of them through a program that brings the harsh reality of prison life directly to high school students.

The program is called Beyond Bars, a Crime Stoppers initiative that connects currently incarcerated men with high school students. Rashan Williams and Desmond Kennedy share their stories without sugarcoating their reality.

Today they were at Tara High School…

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