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☆ Calvin Buari served 22 years for two murders he didn’t commit. He says prison saved his life
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Calvin Buari with podcaster and former journalist Steve Fishman in a photo taken after Buari's release. He began selling drugs as a teenager so he could buy a pair of Air JordansBuari was a savvy — and flashy — drug dealer. His flamboyant role as a drug dealer made him unsympathetic and an easy target for a conviction, he says. And now, prison was no longer my destiny.”Seven years later, he’s on a path to redemptionSince his release from prison, Buari has been a busy man. Part of that involves thinking about the lives and neighborhoods he destroyed as a drug dealer, he says.

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