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| Former criminal hopes to clean up his record by helping others |
| By wric.com- Walt Buteau |
| Published: 01/11/2016 |
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PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) – Jay Cook is only a few weeks removed from what he expects will be his last stint in prison – which included a lawsuit settlement check from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. The surprise is how he’s spending the money. “It’s not a lot,” Cook said, regarding the $1,000 he received from the ACLU lawsuit. “But it’s helping me feed a lot of people.” Cook spends hours, at least, one day a week, making sandwiches for bag lunches. He then takes a bus to Burnside Park in Providence, where he gives the food away to military veterans and homeless people as part of what he calls Feed RI Homeless. Read More. |
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