A freed man faces life back in prison after a Supreme Court ruling on the First Step Act
Two years after his release from prison, Patrick Dewayne Smith spends Sundays with his family in a modest brick church with a white steeple in rural Tennessee. He works two jobs. He goes to ball games to cheer for nieces and nephews he had never met. After serving 13 years for a nonviolent drug conviction, he is trying to rebuild his life.
TL;DR
- Patrick Dewayne Smith served 13 years for a nonviolent drug conviction.
- He has been released for two years and is rebuilding his life.
- Smith works two jobs and spends Sundays with his family in Tennessee.
- He is attending family events like ball games for nieces and nephews he never met.
- A Supreme Court ruling concerning the First Step Act may impact his freedom.