Matthew Garcia has never killed anyone, but has been in prison for 27 years, since he had turned 18 and as it stands now, he is scheduled to NEVER come home. You may think that I'm leaving something out of the story, but that's it. In Pennsylvania there are approximately 700 people in prison serving a life without parole for 2nd degree murder, or "felony murder," and had never hurt anyone. That is, they had the intent to commit a crime when someone was killed at the scene, e.g., times are rough for you, and you go out with a friend to steal some food or money, and someone tries to stop ya and shoots and kills your friend. That is felony murder and you're getting the mandatory sentence of life without parole. Another example, and true story, your a teenage girl and you're looking out for your brother and his friend who are going to go into a convenient store and steal some snacks and the friend unintentionally kills the clerk, with or without a weapon. It would also be the same if the clerk killed the friend. Life in prison without parole for you and your brother. That's out Pennsylvania judicial system writing the rules back when the goal was to incarcerate as many people as possible for profit. I'd like to believe that the courts are going to change that soon. There are several cases in the Pa Supreme court right now that could set the change for people like Matt, and that teenage girl.

I met Aaron Wilson when I was 29 years old and I had first arrived at SCI Houtzdale in Pennsylvania. Back then that was considered the most violent prison in the State, and we have some good stories to tell. However, this is his story. He was sentenced to life without parole at the age of 15, and his two codefendants somehow walked out of the police station as they took Aaron to an adult jail, for the rest of his life. In 2016 (circa) he received notice that he was going to be re-sentenced because it was determined that sentencing a juvenile to life without parole is unconstitutional. Aaron kept postponing his sentencing hearing and I knew he was afraid of the world. He grew up in prison. Think back to when you were 15 years old and then up until the age of 40 years old, which is how old he is now. Imagine being in prison for all that time and never believing you'll ever get out. Aaron and I never spoke about our crimes because you really don't talk about it in there. Aaron was recently re-sentenced to 50 years to life and his lawyer did not appeal. I took on that task and I learned from reviewing his file that he may have not been the one who committed the murder. Listen closely to this conversation, and remember, he has been in prison since he was 15. He doesn't know the law, he doesn't understand how people act beyond reality television shows (he believes poeple in the world act the same as the people do on reality tv shows).