Jason DeFord, better known to the world as Jelly Roll, has never hidden the profound ways the criminal justice system shaped his life. Long before chart-topping hits, platinum records, or mainstream recognition, he was simply a young man trying to navigate a world that seemed determined to keep him down. He was an inmate at a Nashville correctional facility, wrestling with the questions that define youth: Who am I? What do I want my life to mean? How do I survive both physically and emotionally in a place that strips away so much of your humanity? For many, the holidays...
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