Former Felon Turns Scholar
In Houston, former felon Darrell Bruines has been granted a full scholarship at Texas Southern University. Bruines served 34 months in prison on drug charges, after losing one of his legs in a shootout. After jail, he went on to graduate from Community College with a 4.0 average.
Bruines wasn't always so focused. As a youth, he joined the wrong crowd, started dealing drugs and quit high school. He went to prison in 1994, a year after he was shot when someone tried to steal the rims from his tires; his right leg had to be amputated. Today, he considers that experience, including his 34 months in prison, a blessing.
"I feel this way because it took me off the streets and eventually led me to where I am now," he said. "Once I decided to change, I found out people were willing to help me."
Rehabilitation works.
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