River Park 9

The ninth of twelve children, Nick Chandler grew up in the River Park Apartments in world of poverty, abuse and drugs. At 17, he went to prison for the first time. He ended up in prison seven times, serving for a total of 22 years. Now in his late 40's, Chandler is trying to turn his life around and wrote a book about his experiences, though he's the first to admit that it's been a struggle. "I started doing coke when I was 16. I went to selling ... and I seen the fast money and I got hooked on that and the coke, and then I had to support my habit. Things just went like that until I wasted 22 years of my life."

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The ninth of twelve children, Nick Chandler grew up in the River Park Apartments in world of poverty, abuse and drugs. At 17, he went to prison for the first time. He ended up in prison seven times, serving for a total of 22 years. Now in his late 40's, Chandler is trying to turn his life around and wrote a book about his experiences, though he's the first to admit that it's been a struggle. "I started doing coke when I was 16. I went to selling ... and I seen the fast money and I got hooked on that and the coke, and then I had to support my habit. Things just went like that until I wasted 22 years of my life."