LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — From the prison yard to a college campus, a Louisville man is proving it’s never too late to start over.
Just days after serving 11 years behind bars, Demario Powell traded his prison uniform for a backpack — and walked the steps of Simmons College of Kentucky, determined to finish what he started while incarcerated.
“Whenever I was 18 years old, I hung out with some negative influences, which led me to getting 20 years in prison,” Powell said. “I gave up all chances of getting out. I just knew I was never gonna make it home. I knew I was never gonna be able to see my family again.”
But while serving his sentence at Northpoint Training Center, hope found him…