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One sunny spring morning, Ronald Olivier is chatting with a reporter on a sidewalk in downtown Baton Rouge. Some years back, Olivier wouldn’t have been part of this cityscape. He was still imprisoned at Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly called Angola, where he became a grownup.

The duality of incarceration is as striking as the stigma that surrounds it. There’s hopefulness in the hopelessness, joy in the pain, and light in the darkness.

By Gabriella Mercurio and Rick Portier

By Dillon Lowe | Baton Rouge Business Report