On a night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1996, Marcus Cheffen robbed Don Allison at gunpoint, shooting him in the leg and narrowly missing a critical artery. At the time, Allison believed Cheffen deserved to spend his entire life behind bars, and Cheffen was sentenced to 95 years in prison.

"This guy tried to kill me. And I thought he should never, ever see the outside of prison barbed wire for the rest of his life," Allison said.

Cheffen spent 24 years in prison, including 13 years at Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. During his incarceration, he said he made a conscious decision to change, learning a trade as a barber and working as a hospice worker.

"I made my mind up when I got to Angola. I was going to do the right thing," Cheffen said. "Sorry and accountability is two

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