Former USC football player Owen Hanson, once dubbed the ‘Cocaine Quarterback’ for his role as a logistics coordinator for a Mexican drug cartel, credited President Donald Trump’s First Step Act for giving him a second chance after he earned years off his federal prison sentence.
A Second Chance
Hanson recounted his journey from playing football for USC and winning national championships to finding himself deep in debt to a Mexican drug cartel. He became their logistics coordinator, which cost him 10 years of his life in prison.
The First Step Act, enacted in 2018, expanded opportunities for eligible federal inmates to reduce their sentences by participating in qualifying programs and productive activities. Hanson described the law as fundamentally changing the way incarcerated people like himself viewed rehabilitation by rewarding those who pursued educational opportunities and other programs aimed at reducing recidivism.
Hanson ultimately earned a master’s degree while incarcerated and credited the law with helping prepare him for life after prison, where he now speaks to student-athletes about the dangers of drugs and crime.
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