To Cameron Mills, basketball is a redemption narrative, the story of second shots: “When you turn the ball over, or you miss a shot, you’ve got an immediate chance to redeem yourself. Holly Harris, an Elizabethtown native and longtime Kentucky Republican operative, serves as Executive Director of the U.S. Justice Action Network: a bi-partisan, national non-profit, dedicated to reforming the criminal justice system, with a laser focus on rehabilitating and offering second shots to released felons who had paid back their debt to society. Sophomore EJ Montgomery (23) shoots the ball during the game against Alabama on January 11, 2020. Instead, he sought a different measure of glory, pursuing his other childhood passion. There were many memorable moments along the Comeback Cats’ conquest to the top of college basketball, but none were more memorable then “The Shot Heard Round the Bluegrass.” But at the same time, you want to blend in. Mills had discovered his true calling at the age of 7: spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.Cameron’s faith is defined by a redemption narrative, a story of second shots: “My life changed forever when I had the realization that all mistakes, sins, wrongs are forgiven and washed away at that cross,” Mills shares.
But here’s what’s crazy—when you do blend in, your ego takes over and you think, ‘Wait.
An awkward one. “Inmates deserve a second shot as well. Recognizing that his local celebrity could help draw press attention for this important cause — and that his conservative bona fides could help persuade lawmakers concerned about appearing “soft on crime” — Harris asked Mills to testify before the Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee on Mills admits that he was much more nervous in that Frankfort hearing room than when he launched his historic three-pointer. In basketball, you can make up for your mistake on the next play.”That March moment, Mills helped redeem his squad’s subpar first 30 minutes; helped redeem his teammate Turner’s recent mistake; helped redeem his own failure to score Professional balling wasn’t in the cards for Cameron. [3] Miles is known as the subject of one of the most memorable post-game interviews of the 2006–07 NBA season , where coach Jerry Sloan stated, "I don't care if … Becoming a Kentucky legend is great when you’re cutting down nets, but it’s not as fun when YMCA All-Stars are gunning for you anytime you try to have fun playing rec league basketball. “Neither of them felt that they could find a job because of their records. As Mills had discovered, an inability for felons to find lawful employment has transformed prison entrances into revolving doors.Mills tweeted his offer of assistance, and Harris immediately put him to work.
It’s a prestigious place in Kentucky history, but it’s not always easy living life after earning all the glory.Ahead of the 20-year anniversary of Mills’ epic shot, “I’ll be honest,” he said. Expungement bills had been introduced and abandoned for more than a decade: In recent years, bill sponsor State Rep. Darryl Owens had helped secure passage in the Democratic House, but simply could not prevail in the Republican Senate.Meanwhile, as our national political system continues to self-destruct, Kentucky’s legislative session was proving more even partisan than normal. @RoushKSR Kentucky defeated Alabama 76-67. “Does that make sense?” he asked.It makes sense. “They each felt they had no chance once they got on the outside,” Mills explains. There were many memorable moments along the Comeback Cats’ conquest to the top of college basketball, but none were more memorable then “The Shot Heard Round the Bluegrass.”Cameron Mills’ go-ahead three in the waning minutes of the Elite Eight forever cemented the walk-on Kentucky kid into UK lore. And when your ego is fed, you like that. Jonathan has been elected twice as Kentucky's State Treasurer; practices as a crisis management attorney; authored three books on faith, public policy and crisis management; serves as a Contributor to The Daily Beast, played straight man on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; reached the final table of the World Series of Poker; and with his summer camp sweetheart, raised two remarkable twenty-something daughters. As the session concluded, few major bills had passed both chambers; today, there still remains an impasse preventing passage of the biennial budget, the essential measure to keep state government running. They felt that they’d be back in there soon…that they would need to engage in illegal activities, just to survive.”Mills was outraged: “We are a country of second chances. If not, we are basically holding them for life sentences.” The athlete best known for his cheery smile and infectious optimism felt as helpless and as hopeless as the prisoners to which he had tended.But then a few months later, as he was scrolling through his Twitter feed, he discovered that an old friend and college classmate was working on the very issue that had troubled him. What’s going on?’”Again, a pause. Russell Coleman, a former FBI agent and Mitch McConnell general counsel who serves as spokesman for the bi-partisan Still, the odds of final passage for House Bill 40 loomed as large as the Comeback Cats’ chances midway through the second half of the ’98 Duke game.