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Participant in Providence court recounts nearly 30 years behind bars and urges youth to ‘be a kid’

Municipal Court of Providence · January 16, 2026
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An unnamed participant told the Municipal Court of Providence he had been homeless, served almost 30 years in prison and has been out about three years; he urged young people to avoid crime, while an interlocutor quoted Robert Frost to endorse a life of honor.

Unidentified Speaker 1 (participant) told the Municipal Court of Providence that he had been homeless and had ‘‘messed up in life,’’ but is trying ‘‘to get things right.’’ He said he has a longstanding summons for a temporary license plate that ‘‘goes back to, 2002,’’ and described decades of incarceration and recent reentry.

Unidentified Speaker 2 (questioner) asked how much time the participant had served;…

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