Libraries Are Key Tools For People Getting Out of Prison, Even During A Pandemic
Even in a pandemic, New Jersey libraries are a lifeline to people released from prison.
Almost 28 years ago, Lee and Dennis Horton were accused of a robbery and a murder in a Philadelphia bar. They were convicted and sent to prison. It was 1993. Bill Clinton was president. Sleepless in Seattle was in the theaters. People didn't really use cell phones. They just walked down the street and looked at each other. Now the brothers are in their fifties. After spending a quarter century in prison they were just released.
"When we stepped out of the prison, it was like stepping out into a brand new world,"
