First Time Felon The Movie and it’s Rockford Connection

Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance a Rockford resident, if you're looking  for a Netflix escape this weekend "First Time Felon" is the way to go.

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A friend of mine works with Mr. Yance in the area and was telling me about this movie. In this true story/movie, Rockford resident Greg Yance (who is played by Omar Epps) is a man who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice, 5 years in jail or going to boot camp for a couple months.. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is harder than he thought it would be. Mr. Yance comes home a better man. The film was released in 1997, and is a good watch. As the tagline for the movie goes...There's his way or the hard way. One guard. One inmate. One chance for redemption.