'It's more than just a book': How the Appalachian Prison Book Project is changing lives one page at a time | Life

FAIRMONT — When Darrin Lester was sentenced to 45 years in prison for 1st degree aggravated robbery, his first thought was, “I’m going to kill myself.”

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