A Massachusetts man who spent much of his life advocating for the underdog died in prison from incurable lung cancer, leaving behind a complicated legacy that included both a violent chapter in his youth and decades of fighting for change, according to his brother.
James Ware, 52, died April 2. He was terminally ill and permanently incapacitated due to incurable lung cancer and had been given only months to live. He had been incarcerated since 1998 after being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder he committed when he was 20.
For most of his life, Ware was known “as a consummate supporter of the underdogs,” his brother, Herdius Evans, told MassLive through email…