How Leigh Owens go from being an incarcerated person to being a mover and shaker in the political arena?
Leigh Owens is the Legislative Director at the SEIU Pennsylvania State Council. He is also the Director of Community Engagement at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, under Larry Krasner.
Before all of that, Leigh was incarcerated in New York City's infamous Rikers Island.In this ep Leigh talks about going from being a college student at Drexel University to getting caught with a gun and drugs. He also says "pot" instead of weed.
Check out Leigh's political and social analysis at the Huff Post: https://www.huffpost.com/author/leigh-owens
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