How Prisoners Used Dungeons & Dragons to Cope With Life in Jail and Easing Back Into Civilization

"Escaping Prison with Dungeons & Dragons" is a 10-minute documentary by VICE's gaming channel, Waypoint, that follows former maximum security prison cellmates Melvin Woolley-Bey and Aaron Klug. They share their story about how playing the tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder, helped them cope with their incarcerations and easing their way back into civilian life.

via Uncrate, The Awesomer

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