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Curtis Ferdinand

Curtis Ferdinand, 50, was released from Hill Correctional Center on April 16 after 24 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a non-violent offense. Ferdinand lives in the Ashburn community on Chicago’s Southwest Side.

Commentary

‘I didn’t envision being released in a pandemic’

By Curtis Ferdinand | June 9, 2020

Curtis Ferdinand dreamt of freedom for 24 years. But he never imagined getting out of prison at a time like this, amid a public health crisis and racial unrest.