BATON ROUGE – Two inmates, one serving a life sentence for second-degree murder and the other serving 20 years for home invasion, are speaking to young people in Baton Rouge through a program meant to show the consequences of violent crime.
Rashawn Williams and Desmond Kennedy share their message through a program called Beyond Bars, Choices and Consequences, launched by Crime Stoppers to address youth violent crime as instances rise across the country and in Baton Rouge.
“It’s imperative that we show these youth that this is our everyday lifestyle. This is real life, I’m sentenced to never come home. I’m sentenced to die in prison,” Williams said…