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He spent 27 years in prison making murals he’d never see finished. Now, he’s the Philly DA’s artist-in-residence.

"The connection between the reforms we’re trying to make in Philadelphia and the people in Philly who are part of that movement are best made in some ways through the arts," DA Larry Krasner said.

James Hough, who spent 27 years in prison as a juvenile lifer, worked on this mural while he was incarcerated. Now, he will be an artist in residence at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, a first-of-its-kind posting.
James Hough, who spent 27 years in prison as a juvenile lifer, worked on this mural while he was incarcerated. Now, he will be an artist in residence at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, a first-of-its-kind posting.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer