A D.C. jail inmate – who was convicted of murder at the age of 18 – will soon represent the residents of a Ward 7 neighborhood.
Commissioner Elect Joel Caston was sent to prison 26 years ago, according to the Washington Post. In 2016, the D.C. native was brought back to the nation’s capital for a new round of hearings regarding his case.
Caston announced on Tuesday evening that he had won the seat of the Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for ANC7 F7.
The seat, according to the Post has been vacant for some time.
The Advisory Neighborhood Commissions intended to “bring government closer to the people, and to bring people closer to the government.”
Of course Bubba won. The new world order is upon us and makes very little sense.
He’ll fit right in