Episode 4 Juvenile lifer

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).