Darryl Henley is one of the sports stars who ruined his career through a series of bad decisions, and he's paying for them by serving the majority of his adult life behind bars. According to ESPN, Henley's NFL past hasn't afforded him any special treatment. During his time at the infamous USP Marion in Illinois, the athlete spent 22 hours a day in his cell watching a small TV or listening to the radio. He was only permitted a total of "five 15-minute phone calls per month," and he had to communicate with visitors through a glass barrier using a prison receiver.
"I lost focus," he said about how he ended up behind bars. "It was as simple as that. I lost focus as to knowing what got me to where I was." Henley explained that he began hanging with the wrong crowd, and one thing quickly led to another. However, He's trying to make his years inside count.
Henley has become involved in petitioning for prison reform and changing the "outdated" policies that result in high rates of recidivism and the destruction of families. "Entering prison as a young man, I won't be eligible for release until I'm 61, after spending over half my life behind bars," Henley explained in an opinion piece he wrote for Fox News. "In the nearly 23 years I've spent as a prisoner, I've learned a lot about prison reform from the inside."
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7XCpKCsr5mbwW%2BvzqZmamlpaX12hY6wn5qsXZmus77YpWShnZ6hsrq%2FjKWgn51dnrtuvNGiqqimXZ7Abr7EmqOlsV2htqyxjg%3D%3D
