You Could Find if It Just Happened to Be the Right Time

The day before committing the crime that sent him to prison, Michael stood in a parking lot in Bakersfield, California, and looked up at the sky. Twenty-two years later, Earlonne and Nigel visit that same parking lot, then return to San Quentin to tell Michael what they found.

If you need help for yourself or someone else, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

As always, big thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Warden Ron Broomfield for their support of the show.

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