Like a lot of people who enter local politics and get elected mayor of their hometown, the Honorable Jermaine Wilson of Leavenworth, Kansas, started working on his leadership and communication skills when he was barely out of his teens. But unlike other mayors in America, Wilson began developing those skills when he was a convicted felon serving time in a maximum-security prison.

During this episode of Justice Today, the official podcast of the Office of Justice Programs, Mayor Jermaine Wilson describes his personal journey from maximum security prison to the highest elected office in his hometown, Leavenworth, Kansas.

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