Leon Horne will die in prison for damage to police cars during chase
Horne struck two police cars as he was fleeing from police, who were attempting to stop him on suspicion that he was driving a stolen car. He was charged and convicted of aggravated criminal damage to property.
Horne was sentenced to life without parole as a habitual offender on the damage charge because of his prior convictions for simple burglary at age 18 and theft at age 21
Horne grew up with no family and bounced in and out of foster homes. He became addicted to crack, and says that he was high at the time he committed his last crime.
While incarcerated, he has completed his associate’s degree. With his wife, he provides faith-based classes for prisoners, assisting released prisoners with reintegration and housing. He also counsels runaway teens.
Horne says of his sentence, “I will never have the opportunity to make [things right]. So I feel that I will die in prison and never know how life really feels.”
Read full story at ACLU Special Report. A Living Death: Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses.
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