Sunday, 11 Apr 2021 05:54 PM MYT
Wearing a T-shirt he designed himself, Kendrick Fulton, who was released to home confinement due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, poses for a photo in Round Rock, Texa, April 8, 2021. Reuters pic
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WASHINGTON, April 11 For Kendrick Fulton, the Covid-19 pandemic opened the door to an unexpected opportunity to rebuild his life in Round Rock, Texas, after serving 17 years behind bars for selling crack cocaine.
As officials scrambled last year to stem the spread of the coronavirus in prisons, the Justice Department let Fulton and more than 23,800 inmates like him serve their sentences at home.