CLEVELAND, Ohio – For years, the only color he’d worn was orange — a Cuyahoga County jail uniform as he awaited trial on a string of serious charges, including murder. But for a short time this week, he got to slip on something different: a shiny blue cap and gown celebrating his graduation from the jail’s GED program.
The 31-year-old had recently been convicted and faces sentencing later this month, likely to a long prison term. But before that, he said it was important to give his 8-year-old daughter a reason to be proud of him.
“I wanted to teach her to never give up,” he told cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. “And I just wanted to feel like I’ve accomplished something in life.”…