#62 - Kiera Newsome: 20 Years of Wrongful Incarceration and the Continued Fight

Rebuilding The Beast - A podcast by Festus Ezeli

Our next guest’s story will make your jaw drop to the floor. In June of 2001, Kiera was incarcerated for a crime she did not commit. When did she get released? Not until almost 20 years later in April of 2020. She was only 16 years old and had her life planned out of how she wanted to break away from the mold she grew up with and create her own journey. We cover a lot on this episode. Everything from,Her childhood years and being the eldest of 5 children and how she shielded her yo...