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After he was released from prison, a Philadelphia man worked with the judge who sentenced him to help their community. They shared their story with NBC10’s Matt DeLucia.

Kashif Jones admits he made bad choices in life.

“We was poor,” Jones said. “So I got in trouble from trying to get money.”

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In the winter of 2009, Jones shot and killed another man in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.

“I was found guilty of manslaughter,” he said. “I ended up spending 11 years in prison.”

Jones was 21-years-old when he was sentenced. While spending time in prison, he thought about what he would do when he got out.

“You know spending 11 years in prison, I’m not going to just sit here and wat

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