Pardons
My poor decisions landed me in prison. Now I'm making the most of my second chance.
Stories like mine prove formerly incarcerated people have much to contribute to society, but we still face a vast array of obstacles.
Khalil A. Cumberbatch
Opinion contributor
April 25, 2022Updated Sept. 7, 2022, 5:06 p.m. ET
On the very last day of 2014, I was pardoned by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a crime I committed as a young man making bad choices. My pardon followed a state prison term of nearly seven years.