VIDEO – EDUCATION MATTERS –
Sept. 25, 2022 – “I had a 15 year crack habit,” he said. “I got clean and, once I started that, it was full steam ahead.”
Thanks to people who believed in him, Watkins got clean and went back to school in 2015.
Since then, he has earned his associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Watkins said he still struggles to find work because of his past mistakes.
“No one wants to forgive me for the criminal acts I committed 34 years ago,” Watkins said. “That was 34 years ago. Can’t we move on beyond that. Why must I still be punished for the rest of my life?”
