From Corrections 1:
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Finis Leonard has helped 13 men die.
That’s not why the 48-year-old Rock Island native has been in Illinois prisons since 2007. Handed concurrent sentences of 30 years for being an armed habitual criminal and 10 years for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, Leonard made a decision in 2016 that he says changed his life.
He decided to study palliative care and started a hospice care program at Danville Correctional Center.
Leonard said working with dying men and helping others learn palliative care has made him a better person. He has petitioned Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal for early release from his prison sentence, which is expected to last another six years. Continue reading >>>
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