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Ex-felon John Joseph knows exactly what it’s like to be in prison.
He grew up around violence and substance abuse and spent two years ‘in the worst juvenile prisons’ as a youngster.
Now, approaching 54 years old, he is in the best shape ever, living a life of peace and compassion, which he credits to adopting a vegan lifestyle.
He is hoping to pass on his hard-earned wisdom to the kids awaiting prison at Ella McQueen Correctional Facility in BedStuy, NYC.
‘If you told me in 1980 I would be continuing a plant-based diet 35 years later and killing it in Ironman triathlons, I would have laughed right in your face,’ he tells Metro.co.uk.
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