Eddie Gibbs Went From Prison to Politics. Now He Helps Others Get a Second Act.
He Went From Prison to Politics. Now He Helps Others Get a Second Act.
May 04, 2024 by NYT > New York
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- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/nyregion/eddie-gibbs-assembly.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs of East Harlem has used his experience to help people reinvent themselves, including a high-flying 1990s rapper who went to prison for murder.
- Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs is believed to be the first formerly incarcerated person to serve in public office in New York
- Credit...James Estrin/The New York Times May 4, 2024, 3:00 a.m. ET While he was locked away in New York’s most dangerous prisons, Eddie Gibbs never imagined that he would share a stage with the governor.
- “As the first formerly incarcerated male to serve in public office in New York State,” Mr. Gibbs, 55, said as tears formed in his eyes, “this law is near and dear to my heart.”
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