DALLAS (KRLD) — A Dallas man who once faced a life sentence in federal prison will walk across the stage at Southern Methodist University this weekend, marking the end of a ten-year journey from a jail cell to a college degree.
Chris Young, 38, is set to graduate from SMU on Saturday with a degree in Public Policy and Economics. His path to the Hilltop was anything but traditional; in 2010, Young was arrested by the FBI and DEA as part of a federal drug conspiracy. Due to prior non-violent drug offenses committed as a teenager, he was sentenced to mandatory life without parole.
Hear my full interview with Chris below…