Showing posts with label Joel Caston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joel Caston. Show all posts

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Joel Caston, Washington D.C. Jail inmate elected to public office

After nearly three decades behind bars, Joel Caston is seeking redemption through politics.

The 44-year-old felon, convicted of murder as a teenager, became the newest elected public servant in Washington, D.C., this summer, winning a groundbreaking election for neighborhood commissioner on the city's southeast side.