Life and death lessons

Former drug dealer Kevin Shird is trying to prevent the next generation from making his mistakes

Kevin Shird in the present day
Kevin Shird while in custody in a federal prison in the US

Life so far has been a turbulent journey for Kevin Shird. From the drug-fuelled violence of the streets of Baltimore to the gang warfare of California’s prisons, adversity and criminality have dogged him almost every step of the way.

His new book, Lessons of Redemption, ...