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Longtime friends Donald Shakir, left, and Larry Owens, right, have used creative expression to help manage their mental heath after each was released from prison. Here, they are chatting at a booth at the Patapsco Flea Market in Baltimore, Maryland, where Owens sells his work. Photo credit: Jimae Hayes

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Lifelong friends use creativity to navigate mental health after prison

July 27, 2022
by Aileen Delgado

By Aileen Delgado Youthcast Media Group Donald Shakir was 19 when he shot and killed a local confectioner during a…